yel´low|ness

yel´low|ness
yel|low «YEHL oh», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons.
2. a yellow pigment, dye, fabric, or other substance or object.
3. the yolk of an egg.
–adj.
1. having a yellow color.
2. a) having yellowish skin, as the Mongolians do. b) of the Mongolian race.
3. jealous, envious.
4. Informal, Figurative. cowardly.
5. characterized by sensational or lurid writing or presentation of the news: »

yellow journalism, the yellow press.

–v.t., v.i.
to turn or become yellow: »

Buttercups yellowed the field (v.t.).

╂[Old English geolu]
–yel´low|ly, adverb.
–yel´low|ness, noun.

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  • yel´low|ly — yel|low «YEHL oh», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons. 2. a yellow pigment, dye, fabric, or other substance or object. 3. the yolk of an egg. –adj. 1. having a yellow color. 2. a) having yellowish skin, as the …   Useful english dictionary

  • yel|low — «YEHL oh», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons. 2. a yellow pigment, dye, fabric, or other substance or object. 3. the yolk of an egg. –adj. 1. having a yellow color. 2. a) having yellowish skin, as the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • yel — yel; yel·low·ham·mer; yel·low·ish; yel·low·ly; yel·low·ness; yel·low·sis; yel·lowy; yel·low; yel·low·berry; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • low — al·low; al·low·a·bil·i·ty; al·low·a·bly; al·low·ed·ly; ba·low; ban·ga·low; bar·low; bed·fel·low·ship; bil·low·i·ness; blue and yel·low; brick·low; brig·a·low; bun·ga·low; cal·low·ness; car·low; col·low; fal·low·ness; fel·low·man; fet·low;… …   English syllables

  • yellowness — yel·low·ness …   English syllables

  • yellow — yel•low [[t]ˈyɛl oʊ[/t]] n. adj. low•er, low•est, v. 1) a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm 2) the yolk… …   From formal English to slang

  • Yellowness — Yel low*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange. [1913 Webster] 2. Jealousy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • Yellowish — Yel low*ish, a. Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. {Yel low*ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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