yellow
Of a yellow hueOf a yellow hue.
» They painted their house bright yellow.
Sie strichen ihr Haus hellgelb. — Zaghawa
Вони пофарбували свій будинок у яскраво-жовтий колір. — ChickenKiev
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9 sensesOf a yellow hue.
He had a yellow laptop in his bag.
(informal)Lacking courage.
feige
трусли́выйtruslívyj
Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)Of a hue attributed to Far East Asians, especially the Chinese.
gelb
жёлтыйžóltyj
жо́втийžóvtyj
(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
(Australia, dated, offensive)Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
(US, dated)Synonym of high yellow.
(UK)Related to the Liberal Democrats.
yellow constituencies
Related to the Free Democratic Party, a political party in Germany.
the black–yellow coalition
- of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
- cowardly or treacherous
- changed to a yellowish color by age
- affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Examples
612 sentencesThey painted their house bright yellow.
Вони пофарбували свій будинок у яскраво-жовтий колір. — ChickenKiev
deSie strichen ihr Haus hellgelb. — Zaghawa
Mary is wearing a yellow dress.
Мері у жовтій сукні. — deniko
deMaria trägt ein gelbes Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.
Усе листя на дереві стало жовтим. — aandrusiak
ruВсе листья на дереве пожелтели. — marafon
deAlle Blätter des Baums sind gelb geworden. — MUIRIEL
All the flowers in the garden are yellow.
Усі квіти в саду жовті. — triantafillou
ruВсе цветы в саду - жёлтые. — Lenin_1917
deAlle Blumen im Garten sind gelb. — MUIRIEL
Stay on this side of the yellow line.
Залишайся на цьому боці від жовтої лінії. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeoFrom Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).
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Forms
yellower, yellowestSynonyms
14 synonyms- of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk:yellowishxanthous
- changed to a yellowish color by age:yellowed
- affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc:jaundicedicteric
- typical of tabloids:scandalmongeringsensationalistic
- easily frightened:chickenchickenheartedlily-liveredwhite-liveredyellow-bellied
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
280 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- wearing a yellow
- a yellow shirt
- yellow line
- yellow shirt