adjective, noun, verb
adjective (yellower, yellowest)
1 having the colour of lemons or butter:
pale yellow flowers * a bright yellow waterproof jacket
2 an offensive word used to describe the light brown skin of people from some E Asian countries
3 (informal, disapproving) easily frightened
SYNCOWARDLY
yellowness noun [U,sing.]
noun [U,C] the colour of lemons or butter:
She was dressed in yellow. * the reds and yellows of the trees
verb [V, VN] to become yellow; to make sth become yellow
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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