yellow
[ yel-oh ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊ /
noun
adjective, yel·low·er, yel·low·est.
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.
Origin of yellow
before 900; 1895–1900
for def 9; Middle English
yelou (adj. and noun), Old English
geolo, geolu (adj.); cognate with Dutch
geel, German
gelb, Latin
helvus pale-yellow; akin to Old Norse
gulr
usage note for yellow
It is perceived as insulting to use
yellow to describe a person of Asian or mixed racial origin, as in the terms
yellow peril and
high yellow.
OTHER WORDS FROM yellow
yel·low·ly, adverb yel·low·ness, nounWords nearby yellow
Example sentences from the Web for yellow
British Dictionary definitions for yellow
yellow
/ (ˈjɛləʊ) /
noun
adjective
verb
to make or become yellow
See also
yellows
Derived forms of yellow
yellowish, adjective yellowly, adverb yellowness, noun yellowy, adjectiveWord Origin for yellow
Old English
geolu; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
gelo, Old Norse
gulr, Latin
helvus