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yellow

/jɛlə/
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Yellow is a bright, warm color that is often associated with sunshine and happiness. It can also represent caution or warning, like a traffic light. This color is created by light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm, and it is one of the three primary colors in the additive color model, along with red and blue.

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"yellow" as noun

1 - The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

2 - The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

3 - One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.

"yellow" as verb

1 - To become yellow or more yellow.

2 - To make (something) yellow or more yellow.

"yellow" as adjective

1 - Having yellow as its colour.

2 - Lacking courage.

3 - Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.

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Synonyms
1 - lemon
2 - gold
3 - sunny
4 - bright
5 - canary
6 - lemon-yellow
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Antonyms
1 - black
2 - white
3 - red
4 - green
5 - blue
6 - purple
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Thinking Waiting GIF by Turbo Toad

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Yellow Star GIF by inHope Bristol
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