жёлтый — meaning in English

English meaning

• yellow noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.

Senses

жёлтый is used for these senses in English:

• xanthous Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
• yellow The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

yellow — full definition

1. noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
2. adj Having the color yellow.
3. adj Informal: cowardly, lacking courage.
4. verb To turn yellow, or to cause something to turn yellow, often through age.

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