Yellow
(
adjective
,
verb
)
(As an adjective)
Yellow ( adjective )
- Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- Having yellow as its color.
- Of the color of ripening lemons or ripe bananas.
- Having a sickly pallor; jaundiced.
Origin:
Old english geolu, of germanic origin; related to dutch geel and german gelb.
Examples:
- The leaves turned yellow in fall.
- She wore a yellow dress.
- The banana is yellow when it is ripe.
- His skin had a yellow tinge.
- The light was yellow.
(As a verb)
Yellow ( verb )
- Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- Having yellow as its color.
- Of the color of ripening lemons or ripe bananas.
- Having a sickly pallor; jaundiced.
Origin:
Old english geolu, of germanic origin; related to dutch geel and german gelb.
Examples:
- The leaves turned yellow in fall.
- She wore a yellow dress.
- The banana is yellow when it is ripe.
- His skin had a yellow tinge.
- The light was yellow.