yellow: Meaning and Definition of

yel•low

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 of an egg.
3. a yellow pigment or dye.
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1. of the color yellow.
1. designating or pertaining to an Oriental person or Oriental peoples.
2. designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown.
3. having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
4. cowardly.
5. (of journalism, a newspaper, etc.) That yellow rag carried all the gory details.
1. sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so:That yellow rag carried all the gory details.
2. dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, esp. in sacrificing truth for sensationalism:Objective reporting isn't always a match for yellow journalism.
6. jealous; envious.

1. to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.