1 yel·low
Pronounced:
/ˈjɛloʊ/
Function:
adjectiveInflected forms:
yel·low·er; yel·low·estMeaning:
[or more yel*low; most yel*low] 1 : having the color of the sun or of ripe lemons ▪ a yellow car ▪ The raincoat was yellow.
2 informal : afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected : cowardly ▪ He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
3 always used before a noun : containing news that is meant to shock people and that is not true or is only partly true ▪ yellow journalism
2 informal : afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected : cowardly ▪ He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
3 always used before a noun : containing news that is meant to shock people and that is not true or is only partly true ▪ yellow journalism