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Yellow ˈjeləʊ Pale Adjective Flowers Bright Waterproof Jacket

Word3 yellow
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈjeləʊ/ /ˈjeləʊ/
Example
  • pale yellow flowers
  • a bright yellow waterproof jacket
  • her teeth were rather yellow.
  • she wore a pale yellow dress.
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yellow

(adjective)/ˈjeləʊ/ /ˈjeləʊ/
  1. having the colour of lemons or butter
    • pale yellow flowers
    • a bright yellow waterproof jacket
    • Her teeth were rather yellow.
    • She wore a pale yellow dress.
    • The leaves turn yellow in November.
  2. an offensive word used to describe the light brown skin of people from some East Asian countries
  3. easily frightened
    • SYNONYM cowardly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cowardly

    Word Origin

    • Old English geolu, geolo, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold.
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