I. yel ‧ low 1 S2 W3 /ˈjeləʊ $ -loʊ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: geolu ]
1 . having the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg:
yellow flowers
⇨ ↑ chrome yellow , ⇨ lemon yellow at ↑ lemon 2 , ⇨ primrose yellow at ↑ primrose (2)
2 . not polite an offensive way of describing the skin colour of people from parts of Asia
3 . ( also yellow-bellied ) informal not brave SYN cowardly
II. yellow 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg:
Yellow doesn’t suit me at all.
The room was decorated in a variety of reds, blues, and yellows.
III. yellow 3 BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
to become yellow or make something become yellow:
The paper had yellowed with age.