yellow vs saffron

saffron vs yellow

yellow and saffron both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but saffron is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but saffron is not a verb.

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

As nouns, saffron is a hyponym of yellow; that is, saffron 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
saffron: a shade of yellow tinged with orange

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

yellow (noun)	saffron (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a shade of yellow tinged with orange
	dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
	Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

yellow (adjective)	saffron (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)	saffron (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and saffron

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