yellow

Universal Words 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