yellow-red
Of a colour between yellow and redOf a colour between yellow and red; orange.
Meaning
2 sensesOf a colour between yellow and red; orange.
Consisting of yellow and red colours individually.
Origin
From Middle English ȝelu-red, ȝolowhered, from Old English ġeolurēad (“reddish yellow, oraFrom Middle English ȝelu-red, ȝolowhered, from Old English ġeolurēad (“reddish yellow, orange”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelwaraud (“orange”), equivalent to yellow + red. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jeelrood (“orange”), Dutch geelrood (“orange”), German Low German geelroot (“orange”), German gelbrot (“yellow-red, orange”).
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Forms
more yellow-red, most yellow-red| Comparative | more yellow-red Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most yellow-red Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.