lemon yellow

noun

A shade of yellow, like that of a lemon.

Meanings

nounlemon yellow (countable and uncountable, plural lemon yellows)

plural lemon yellows · alternative lemon-yellow · alternative lemonyellow

  1. countableuncountableA shade of yellow, like that of a lemon.
adjectivelemon yellow (not comparable)

alternative lemon-yellow · alternative lemonyellow

  1. not comparableOf a yellowish color, like that of a lemon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna strong yellow color

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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