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YELLOWNESS
yellow, yellowness
(noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yellowness (usually uncountable, plural yellownesses)
The state or quality of being yellow.
(obsolete) Jealousy.
Source: Wiktionary
Yel"low*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange.
2. Jealousy. [Obs.] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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