yellowish

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Etymology

From Middle English ȝelowisch; equivalent to yellow + -ish.

In classic literature

Synonyms

yellow, xanthous

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