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Hyphenation for “yellow”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “yellow”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "yellow" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “yellow” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „yellow“ ⟶ „yel-low“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "yellow"

yellow >> ˈjɛləʊ

Definition: [adjective] of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks.
Example: curly yellow hair

Synonyms of "yellow"

yellowish | yellowy | lemon | lemony | amber | gold | golden | blonde | light brown | fair | flaxen |

Definition: [adjective] not brave; cowardly.
Example: he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow

Synonyms of "yellow"

cowardly | lily-livered | faint-hearted | chicken-hearted | pigeon-hearted | craven | spiritless | spineless | timid | timorous | fearful | trembling | quaking | shrinking | cowering | afraid of one's own shadow | pusillanimous | weak | feeble | soft | chicken | weak-kneed | gutless | yellow-bellied | wimpish | wimpy | sissy | sissified | wet | candy-assed | poltroon | recreant | poor-spirited | chickenshit |

Definition: [adjective] (of a style of writing, especially in journalism) lurid and sensational.
Example: he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism

Synonyms of "yellow"

Definition: [noun] yellow colour or pigment.
Example: the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow

Synonyms of "yellow"

Definition: [noun] a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker.
Example: he missed an easy yellow in frame four

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Definition: [noun] used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour.

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Definition: [noun] any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.

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Definition: [verb] become yellow, especially with age.
Example: the cream paint was beginning to yellow

Synonyms of "yellow"