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, noun

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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, adjective

Word Origin for yellow

Old English geolu; related to Old Saxon, Old High German gelo, Old Norse gulr, Latin helvus