yellowness
noun
yellowness is spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yellowness means “The state, quality, or degree of being yellow in colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yellowness is yellownesses.
How many letters and syllables are in yellowness?
| Letters | 10: Y-E-L-L-O-W-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yellowness?
Yellowness appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of yellowness
- yellownesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yellowness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state, quality, or degree of being yellow in colour.
- 2
Cowardice.
- 3
obsoleteJealousy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yellowness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being yellow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gelbe |
| Spanish | amarillez |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yellowness come from?
From Middle English ȝalownes; equivalent to yellow + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).