yellow vs greenish yellow

greenish yellow vs yellow

yellow and greenish yellow both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but greenish yellow is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but greenish yellow is not a verb.

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

As nouns, greenish yellow is a hyponym of yellow; that is, greenish yellow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yellow:

yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
greenish yellow: a shade of yellow tinged with green

Other hyponyms of yellow include canary, canary yellow, amber, gold, brownish yellow, gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, saffron, pale yellow, straw, wheat.

yellow (noun)	greenish yellow (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a shade of yellow tinged with green

yellow (adjective)	greenish yellow (adjective)
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

yellow (verb)	greenish yellow (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and greenish yellow

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