Meanings
- uncountableOne of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irascibility, anger, and bad temper when present in excess.
Synonyms: choler, red cholic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irascibility, anger, and bad temper when present in excess.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic صَفْرَاء
- صَفْرَاء (ṣafrāʔ)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黃膽汁 /黄胆汁
- 黃膽汁 /黄胆汁Translations
Dutch gele gal
- gele galTranslations
Esperanto galo
- galoTranslations
Finnish koleerisuus
- koleerisuusTranslations
French bile jaune
- bile jauneTranslations
German gelbe Galle
- gelbe GalleTranslations
Hindi पित्त, सफ़्रा
- पित्त (pitt)Translations
- सफ़्रा (safrā)Translations
- सफरा (saphrā)Translations
Irish lionn rua
- lionn ruaTranslations
Latin cholera
- choleraTranslations
Persian صفرا, گش زرد
- صفراTranslations
- گش زرد (goš-e zard)Translations
Polish żółta żółć
- żółta żółćTranslations
Portuguese bílis amarela, bile amarela
- bílis amarelaTranslations
- bile amarelaTranslations
Spanish bilis amarilla
- bilis amarillaTranslations
Welsh coler
- colerTranslations
Cite this entry
yellow bile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20bile
“yellow bile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20bile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellow bile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20bile.
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