yellow
[adjective]
Synonyms: cowardly, chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly, white-livered

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I. yel‧low¹ S2 W3 /ˈjeləʊ $ -loʊ/ 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 lemon², ⇒ 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 Synonym : cowardly

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II. yellow² 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.

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III. yellow³ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to become yellow or make something become yellow:
The paper had yellowed with age.

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yellow
adj.
ADV. very | rather, slightly Her teeth were rather yellow.
ADJ. dark, deep, rich, strong | creamy, light, pale, soft She wore a pale yellow dress.
bright, brilliant, vivid | dirty, dull, sickly | canary, chrome, golden, lemon, primrose, saffron, sunshine
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