yellow vs maize

maize vs yellow

yellow and maize both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but maize is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but maize is not a verb.

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

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

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

yellow (noun)	maize (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a strong yellow color
	tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

yellow (adjective)	maize (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)	maize (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and maize

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