yellowing
Losing white brightness
Yellowing is the process of becoming yellow or yellowish, typically through age, decay, or exposure to light.
Paper yellows over time; teeth yellow from coffee and tobacco; leaves yellow in autumn.
The word usually implies gradual deterioration: yellowing photographs, yellowing newspaper clippings, the yellowing pages of an old book.
Losing turgor and drooping
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
- nutrient deficiencyInsufficient vital substances
- overwateringExcess plant hydration
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
dying leaves · fall foliage · senescence · deciduous · leaf drop · iron deficiency · drooping · withering
Surface film from aging
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- agedAdvanced in years
- weatheredEroded by exposure
old · time-worn · foxing · antiquarian · sepia · parchment · vellum · archival
Applying dye or pigment
- tarnishingOxidizing and losing shine
- blemishingCausing visible flaws
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- blotchingForming irregular marks
browning · darkening · sun-damaged · foxed · tea-stained · dingy · faded · mottled
Pressed pulp for writing
- newsprintLow-grade printing paper
- fabricWoven or knit material
- linenFlax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
ivory · plastic · lampshade · book pages · photographs · lace · curtains · wedding dress
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
- nutrient deficiencyInsufficient vital substances
- overwateringExcess plant hydration
dying leaves · autumn · fall foliage · senescence · deciduous · leaf drop · iron deficiency · drooping · withering · seasonal change
patina
Surface film from aging
weathered · old · time-worn · foxing · antiquarian · sepia · parchment · vellum · archival · oxidation
staining
Applying dye or pigment
- tarnishingOxidizing and losing shine
- blemishingCausing visible flaws
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
blotching · browning · darkening · sun-damaged · foxed · tea-stained · dingy · faded · mottled · uneven
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
cotton · ivory · plastic · lampshade · book pages · photographs · lace · curtains · wedding dress · white shirts
- color changedyeing, tinting, fading, bleaching, darkening
- laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
- book damagewater damage, torn pages, loose pages, cracked spine, broken spine
- crop damagecrop loss, crop failure, leaf burn, root damage, stunted growth
- plant damagewilt, chlorosis, necrosis, rot, scorch
- plant stressheat stress, wilting, leaf scorch, chlorosis, leaf burn
yellowingbleaching
Chemical color removal
whitening · brightening · lightening · blanching · decolorizing
yellowingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
restoring · freshening · rejuvenating · maintaining · protecting
- yellowing leavesAutumnal color change in trees