canary vs yellow

yellow vs canary

canary and yellow both are nouns.

canary and yellow both are adjectives.

canary is not a verb while yellow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canary	Yes	Yes	No	No
yellow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, yellow is a hypernym of canary; that is, yellow is a word with a broader meaning than canary:

canary: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Other hypernyms of canary include yellowness.

canary (noun)	yellow (noun)
any of several small Old World finches	yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
a female singer
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

canary (adjective)	yellow (adjective)
having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow	of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
	easily frightened
	cowardly or treacherous
	changed to a yellowish color by age
	typical of tabloids
	affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

canary (verb)	yellow (verb)
	turn yellow

Difference between canary and yellow

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