Meaning of Yellowness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state, quality, or degree of being yellow in colour.
   uncountable, usually
2. Cowardice.
   uncountable, usually
3. Jealousy.
   obsolete, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“[…] at least there would be no harm⟳ in getting a few bottles of “stuff” from him, since if these proved useless it would still be possible to return⟳ to the Purifying Pills, which kept you alive, if they did not remove⟳ the yellowness.”

“1924, Herbert Jenkins, The Bindles on the Rocks, London: Herbert Jenkins, Chapter VI, Part II, […] lemonade of a yellowness sufficient to convince⟳ the most inveterate pessimist of the presence of the lemon.”

“My humour shall not cool: I will incense Page to deal⟳ with poison; I will possess⟳ him with yellowness, for the revolt of mine is dangerous: that is my true humour.”

“The vndiscreet carriage of some lasciuious gallant […] by his often frequenting of an house, and bold vnseemly gestures, may make⟳ a breach, and by his ouer familiarity, if he be inclined to yellownesse, colour him quite out.”

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