adjective / noun / verb
yellow
YEL-oh/ˈjeləʊ/
The color of ripe lemons.
The lemons have bright yellow rinds.
Etymology
Old English geolu already named yellow, so the lemon-and-yolk sense continues an inherited color term. Its range was once broader: Middle English could also use it for grayish or blue-gray shades.
In context
turn this egg yolk mixture from a bright yellow to a pale yellow color
More examples
- The old pages yellowed in the sunlight.
- She mixed several shades of yellow.
- The grass has yellowed during the dry spell.
Forms
yellow · yellows · yellowed · yellowing · yellower · yellowest
yellowish adjective — Somewhat yellow.