Yellow vs. Daffodil — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Yellow and Daffodil
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Yellow
Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm.
Daffodil
Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, especially one of the many cultivated varieties of N. pseudonarcissus, having showy, usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central corona.
Yellow
Of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks
Curly yellow hair
Daffodil
The flower of any of these plants.
Yellow
Not brave; cowardly
He'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow
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Daffodil
A brilliant to vivid yellow.
Yellow
(of a style of writing, especially in journalism) lurid and sensational
He based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism
Daffodil
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
Yellow
Yellow colour or pigment
The craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow
A wide range of colours from rich vibrant reds, yellows, blues, and greens to more unexpected pastel shades
Daffodil
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Yellow
A yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker
He missed an easy yellow in frame four
Daffodil
Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
Yellow
Used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour.
Daffodil
A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
With damask roses and daffadillies set.
Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.
A college gownThat clad her like an April daffodilly.
And chance-sown daffodil.
Yellow
Any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.
Daffodil
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
Yellow
Become yellow, especially with age
The cream paint was beginning to yellow
Yellow
The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
Yellow
A pigment or dye having this hue.
Yellow
Something that has this hue.
Yellow
Chiefly Southern US The yolk of an egg.
Yellow
Western US Gold. Used formerly by prospectors.
Yellow
Yellows Any of various plant diseases characterized by yellow or yellowish discoloration of the leaves and caused by phytoplasmas that are transmitted by insects or by certain viruses.
Yellow
Of the color yellow.
Yellow
Having a yellow-brown skin color.
Yellow
(Offensive) Of or being a person of Asian origin.
Yellow
(Slang) Cowardly.
Yellow
To make or become yellow
Documents that had been yellowed by age.
Clouds that yellow in the evening light.
Yellow
Having yellow as its color.
Yellow
(informal) Lacking courage.
Yellow
Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
Yellow
Of the skin, having the colour traditionally attributed to Far East Asians, especially Chinese.
Yellow
Far East Asian relating to Asian people.
Yellow
Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
Yellow
Synonym of high yellow
Yellow
(UK politics) Related to the Liberal Democrats.
Yellow constituencies
Yellow
(politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party; a political party in Germany.
The black-yellow coalition
Yellow
The colour of gold, cheese, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
Yellow
(US) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
Yellow
(snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
Yellow
(pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
Yellow
(sports) A yellow card.
Yellow
Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.
Yellow
(intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.
Yellow
(transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.
Yellow
Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
A sweaty reaper from his tillage broughtFirst fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
The line of yellow light dies fast away.
Yellow
Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he has a yellow streak.
Yellow
Sensational; - said of some newspapers, their makers, etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc.
Yellow
A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.
Yellow
A yellow pigment.
Yellow
To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Yellow
To become yellow or yellower.
Yellow
The quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
Yellow
Turn yellow;
The pages of the book began to yellow
Yellow
Similar to the color of an egg yolk
Yellow
Easily frightened
Yellow
Changed to a yellowish color by age;
Yellowed parchment
Yellow
Typical of tabloids;
Sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
Yellow journalism
Yellow
Cowardly or treacherous;
The little yellow stain of treason
Too yellow to stand and fight
Yellow
Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
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