yellow

Definition

  • n. yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
  • v. turn yellow
  • adj. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  • adj. changed to a yellowish color by age

Word forms

Present participle
yellowing
Past tense
yellowed
Third person singular
yellows
Past participle
yellowed
Comparative
yellower
Superlative
yellowest

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The sunflowers in the field are a bright yellow.

  2. a.

    She wore a beautiful yellow dress to the party.