1. Of the colour intermediate between green and orange in the colour spectrum; of something resembling the colour of an egg yolk
   "I just want to discuss the reason for the yellow tinge on your teeth";
   - yellowish, xanthous, flavescent [formal], yellowy
    
2. Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc.
   "The icteric patient's skin had a distinct yellow tinge"; "The jaundiced patient's skin had a distinct yellow tinge";
   - jaundiced, icteric
    
3. Cowardly or treacherous
   "the little yellow stain of treason"; "too yellow to stand and fight"
    
4. Changed to a yellowish colour by age
   "yellow parchment";
   - yellowed
    
5. Easily frightened
   "You're too yellow to do anything about it";
   - chicken [informal], chickenhearted [informal], lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied [informal], chicken-livered
    
6. Typical of tabloids
   "yellow press";
   - scandalmongering, sensationalistic

1. Yellow colour or pigment; the chromatic colour resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
   "The yellow of the daffodils brightened the garden";
   - yellowness

1. Turn yellow
   "The pages of the book began to yellow"

Derived forms: yellowing, yellowest, yellows, yellower, yellowed

See also: chromatic, cowardly, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], fearful, old, sensational, unhealthy

Type of: chromatic color [US], chromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], spectral color [US], spectral colour [Brit, Cdn]

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