Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

    Gelb

    жёлтыйžóltyj

    жовтийžovtyj

  2. (US, countable, uncountable)The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, the lighting of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

  3. (countable, uncountable)One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.

  4. (countable, uncountable)One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).

  5. (countable, uncountable)A yellow card.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A yellow dye or pigment.

    yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

  7. (countable, uncountable)A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of yellow pigment.

  8. (countable, uncountable)Something, or a part of a thing, which is yellow.

  9. (countable, uncountable)Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow colored species. Compare sulphur.

Examples

612 sentences
  1. They painted their house bright yellow.

    Вони пофарбували свій будинок у яскраво-жовтий колір. — ChickenKiev

    deSie strichen ihr Haus hellgelb. — Zaghawa

  2. Mary is wearing a yellow dress.

    Мері у жовтій сукні. — deniko

    deMaria trägt ein gelbes Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 ġeo

From 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

plural: yellows
Singularyellow
Pluralyellows

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights:amber
light wavelengths:xantho-
Close in meaning
  • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons:yellowness

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • wearing a yellow
  • a yellow shirt
  • yellow line
  • yellow shirt

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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