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Meaning of "yellowy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOWY

yellowy  [ˈjeləʊɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YELLOWY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yellowy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES YELLOWY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yellow

Yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/ is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, and in the traditional color wheel used by painters, yellow is found between green and orange. Yellow is commonly associated with gold, wealth, sunshine, reason, happiness, optimism and pleasure, but also with envy, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important part in Asian culture, particularly in China.

Definition of yellowy in the English dictionary

The definition of yellowy in the dictionary is yellowish; somewhat yellow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YELLOWY


billowy
ˈbɪləʊɪ
blowie
ˈbləʊɪ
blowy
ˈbləʊɪ
Chloe
ˈkləʊɪ
doughy
ˈdəʊɪ
duroy
ˈdʊərəʊɪ
joey
ˈdʒəʊɪ
kalanchoe
ˌkælənˈkəʊɪ
Loewi
ˈləʊɪ
marshmallowy
ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊɪ
pillowy
ˈpɪləʊɪ
sallowy
ˈsæləʊɪ
shadowy
ˈʃædəʊɪ
showy
ˈʃəʊɪ
snowy
ˈsnəʊɪ
tallowy
ˈtæləʊɪ
toey
ˈtəʊɪ
towie
ˈtəʊɪ
towy
ˈtəʊɪ
willowy
ˈwɪləʊɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOWY

yellowhead
yellowish
yellowishness
Yellowknife
yellowlegs
yellowly
yellowness
yellows
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Falls
Yellowstone National Park
yellowtail
yellowtail kingfish
yellowtail moth
yellowthroat
yellowware
yellowweed
yellowwood
yellowwort
yelp

WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOWY

chewy
Conwy
cowy
dewy
Edwy
furrowy
marrowy
meadowy
mildewy
nowy
rainbowy
Rwy
screwy
sinewy
stewy
strawy
swy
unshowy
viewy
windowy

Synonyms and antonyms of yellowy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yellowy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YELLOWY

Find out the translation of yellowy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yellowy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yellowy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淡黄色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yellowy
570 millions of speakers

English

yellowy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yellowy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

yellowy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yellowy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হরিদ্রাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jaune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelblich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黄色がかった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

yellowy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिवळ्या रंगाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarımsı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giallastro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółtawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gălbuie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κιτρινωπό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yellowy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yellowy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yellowy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOWY»

The term «yellowy» is regularly used and occupies the 82.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOWY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yellowy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOWY»

Discover the use of yellowy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yellowy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ballou's Monthly Magazine
Patty still had Nimble, Yellowy and Stilt. But oh, bow homely Yellowy was! Patty couldn't bear to look at him. As he grew larger, he looked funnier than at first, and he waddled about so queerly on his flat feet! One day, when they were two ...
‎1887
2
Theories of Mind: An Introductory Reader
Similarly, if it is objected that the after—image is yellowy—orange but that a surgeon looking into your brain would see nothing yellowy-orange, my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy—orange that is being described, and this ...
Maureen Eckert, 2006
3
First Philosophy: God, Mind, and Freedom: Fundamental ...
Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange but that a surgeon looking into your brain would see nothing yellowy- orange, my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this ...
Andrew Bailey, 2004
4
Emergent Materialism: A Proposed Solution to the Mind/body ...
J.J.C. Smart deals handily with the objection that if I perceive a yellowy-orange after-image, on the Identity Theory, my brain processes must be yellowy- orange. "Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange, my reply is that it  ...
Selton Luke Peters, 1995
5
First Philosophy: Fundamental Problems and Readings in ...
Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange but that a surgeon looking into your brain would see nothing yellowy- orange, my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this ...
Andrew Bailey, 2002
6
Philosophical Inquiry: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Similarly,if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy- orange but that a surgeon looking into your brain would see nothing yellowy-orange,my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this ...
Jonathan Eric Adler, Catherine Z. Elgin, 2007
7
Politics for the people
The parents of almost my whole stock were a smooth-headed green male, whom I called Greeny, and a yellow hen with a top-knot, whom I called Yellowy. Let me observe, by the way, that two top-knots put to pair together will often have bald ...
‎1848
8
Contemporary Materialism: A Reader
Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange, my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this experience is not a yellowy-orange something. So to say that a brain process cannot ...
Paul K. Moser, J. D. Trout, 2002
9
Minds and Bodies: An Introduction with Readings
Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this experi- ence is not a yellowy-orange something. So to say that a brain process cannot ...
Robert Wilkinson, 2013
10
Materialism and the Mind-body Problem
Similarly, if it is objected that the after-image is yellowy-orange, my reply is that it is the experience of seeing yellowy-orange that is being described, and this experience is not a yellowy-orange something. So to say that a brain-process cannot ...
David M. Rosenthal, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOWY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yellowy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Asimov's Yeast Vats May Be The Real Future Of Food
Reply 0. vumnoo @vumnoo. August 3, 2015 1:29 pm. Egg whites are useless without the googy yellowy goodness that is the yolk! Reply 0. unity @lexington. «Gizmodo Australia, Aug 15»
2
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer immortalized in butter
He's joined by rich and yellowy likenesses of Ohio State mascot Brutus, the CFP national championship trophy and two Ohio State football helmets. There's also ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
3
Damage after series of joyrides
Police believe a yellowy-green older hatchback was involved. Registered to an owner in Invercargill, the suspicious vehicle was spotted doing doughnuts in ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
River Town Chronicles: Corn boils, windmills, mazariners and …
When I was a kid, my mother would spoon heaping portions of rutabaga onto my plate. “It's good for you!” she declared, expecting me to eat the gooey, yellowy ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Florida Beer: Diver Down Imperial Red Ale From The Brew Hub …
The beer pours a clear bright but deep red with quite a bit of yellowy-khaki foam that hangs around for a bit. On the nose, caramel erupts forward, with a small ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»
6
Horrified woman finds 'something tough' in her Nando's spicy rice …
After examining the yellowy object, Victoria is certain it is a fingernail clipping, reports the Manchester Evening News . Mr Hayes immediately called Nando's and ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
How children are trafficked into Europe
SICILY, Italy (CNN) —The 13-year-old boy looks off into the distance. He is slight of build with pale, almost yellowy eyes. When you see him you feel as if he has ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jun 15»
8
Garnett: New emoji may have missed the mark on equality
This yellowy-orange pigment, however, has been seen by many as representing ... emoji, as defined by Apple, are represented with the yellowy-orange color. «The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Apr 15»
9
This man has taken the term 'pineapple hairdo' to a whole new level...
As this snap shows, the man with the bizarre hairdo has had the texture of the fruit's skin shaved into his crew cut, which has been dyed yellowy brown – like a ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»
10
Good luck coins turn Yellowstone's Morning Glory pool yellow and …
It has now been dubbed Fading Glory, due to the transformation from its original colour to the yellowy-green hue it has today. The destruction of the hot spring ... «Metro, Mar 15»

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