yellowness

yellowness
The state or quality of being yellow.

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  • Yellowness — Yel low*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange. [1913 Webster] 2. Jealousy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yellowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Yellowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 yellow yellow &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 or or =>(Pigments) GRP: N Pigments Sgm: N Pigments gamboge gamboge Sgm: N Pigments cadmium yellow cadmium yellow chr …   English dictionary for students

  • yellowness — yellow ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, as of egg yolks or ripe lemons. 2) offensive having a yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people). 3) referring to a warning of danger… …   English terms dictionary

  • yellowness — See yellow. * * * …   Universalium

  • yellowness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. Ignoble lack of courage: chickenheart edness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness. Slang: gutlessness, yellow streak. See FEAR …   English dictionary for students

  • yellowness — n. state of being colored yellow …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yellowness — yel·low·ness …   English syllables

  • yellowness — noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons • Syn: ↑yellow • Derivationally related forms: ↑yellow, ↑yellow (for: ↑yellow) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • flavedo — Yellowness or sallowness of the skin. [L. flavus, yellow] …   Medical dictionary

  • Gardner color scale — The Gardner Color Scale is a one dimensional scale for yellowness.Colors of transparent liquids have been studied visually since the early 1800 s. Changes in color can indicate contamination or impurities in the raw materials, process variations …   Wikipedia

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