yellow vs lemon yellow

lemon yellow vs yellow

yellow and lemon yellow both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but lemon yellow is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but lemon yellow is not a verb.

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

As nouns, lemon yellow is a hyponym of yellow; that is, lemon 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
lemon yellow: a strong yellow color

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

yellow (noun)	lemon yellow (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a strong yellow color

yellow (adjective)	lemon 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)	lemon yellow (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and lemon yellow

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