Adjectives That Start with Y

Yabbering: Talking rapidly and unintelligibly.

Yabble: To chatter or prattle.

Yabby: A small freshwater crayfish.

Yachting: Participating in the sport or recreation of sailing.

Yachtsmanlike: Exhibiting the qualities or skills of a yachtsman.

Yachtsmanly: Characteristic of or befitting a yachtsman.

Yahrzeit: The anniversary of the death of a close relative, observed in Jewish tradition.

Yakut: Pertaining to the Yakut people or their language, from Siberia.

Yammering: Making a loud and repetitive noise.

Yank: To pull something with a sudden, sharp movement.

Yankee: An inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states.

Yankee-Doodle: A term referring to a patriotic song or a person with Yankee characteristics.

Yanomami: Pertaining to the Yanomami people, an indigenous group in South America.

Yappiest: Most inclined to talk incessantly.

Yard-long: Having a length of one yard.

Yard-sale: An event where people sell items from their yard or garage.

Yardarm: Either of the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard.

Yardie: A member of a Jamaican gang or a Jamaican expatriate.

Yardland: An old English unit of land area.

Yarking: Vomiting or retching.

Yarn-spinning: Telling long, imaginative, and exaggerated stories.

Yarned: Spun into yarn or narrated as a story.

Yawning: Involuntarily opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

Yawningly: In a manner suggestive of yawning or expressing boredom.

Year-end: Relating to the end of the year.

Year-old: Having the age of one year.

Year-round: Happening throughout the entire year.

Yearbook: An annual publication giving information about a school or institution.

Yearling: An animal, especially a horse, that is one year old.

Yearlong: Lasting for one year.

Yearnful: Full of yearning or longing.

Yearning: A feeling of intense longing for something.

Yearningly: In a manner expressing a strong desire.

Yellow-backed: Having a yellow-colored back.

Yellow-bellied: Cowardly or easily frightened.

Yellowfin: A type of tuna with yellow fins.

Yellowing: Becoming yellow in color.

Yellowish: Slightly yellow in color.

Yellowish-green: A color that is a mixture of yellow and green.

Yellowtail: A fish with a yellow tail.

Yellowy: Resembling the color yellow.

Yelping: Making a sharp, high-pitched cry or bark.

Yelpy: Characterized by frequent yelping.

Yenta: A gossip or busybody.

Yeomanlike: Resembling or characteristic of a yeoman.

Yeomanly: Befitting a yeoman; hardworking and dependable.

Yester: Pertaining to yesterday.

Yesterday: The day before today.

Yesterday’s: Belonging to or relating to yesterday.

Yesterweek: In the week before the current week.

Yet: Up to and including now.

Yeuking: Itching intensely.

Yew: A type of evergreen tree with red berries.

Yewen: Made from yew wood.

Yex: To hiccup or belch.

Yexing: The act of hiccupping or belching.

Yiddish: A language used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust.

Yieldable: Capable of yielding or giving way.

Yielded: Gave way under force or pressure.

Yielden: Having yielded.

Yielding: Giving way under pressure.

Yieldless: Not yielding or giving way.

Yippie: A member of the Youth International Party.

Yipping: Making a short, sharp bark or cry.

Yo-yo: A toy consisting of a pair of joined discs with a string.

Yob: A rude or aggressive young man.

Yobbing: Acting in a rude or aggressive manner.

Yobbish: Characteristic of a yob; uncouth or rowdy.

Yobbishness: The quality of being yobbish.

Yodeling: Singing with rapid changes of pitch.

Yodellike: Resembling yodeling.

Yodelling: Another term for yodeling.

Yogic: Relating to yoga.

Yogistic: Pertaining to yoga practices.

Yoked: Joined together.

Yoked-up: Joined or coupled together.

Yokelish: Resembling a country bumpkin.

Yokemates: Mates or partners yoked together.

Yon: Over there; at a distance.

Yon-side: On the other side.

Yonder: At some distance in the direction indicated.

Yonderly: Mentally or emotionally distant.

Yonderwise: In that direction.

Yonic: Relating to or resembling a vulva.

Yonks: A long time.

Yore: Time long past.

Yore-time: Referring to the distant past.

Yores: Plural of yore.

Yorkshire: Pertaining to Yorkshire, a county in England.

Yottabyte: A unit of information equal to 1,000 zettabytes.

Young: Having lived or existed for only a short time.

Young-hearted: Having the spirit or characteristics of youth.

Younger: Comparative of young; more youthful.

Youngerish: Somewhat young.

Youngish: Fairly young.

Younker’s: Belonging to a young man or boy.

Younkerish: Resembling a young man.

Youth-loving: Fond of or advocating for youth.

Youthening: Making youthful.

Youthful: Characterized by youth; young.

Youthified: Made to appear youthful.

Youthless: Lacking youth.

Youthmost: At the height of youth.

Youthsome: Full of youth.

Youthward: Toward youth.

Yowie: A mythical creature resembling a Bigfoot.

Yowling: Making a loud wailing cry.

Yucatecan: Pertaining to Yucatán or its people.

Yucky: Disgusting or unpleasant.

Yugoslavian: Relating to the former country of Yugoslavia.

Yukon: Pertaining to the Yukon Territory in Canada.

Yule-log: A large log traditionally burned in the hearth on Christmas Eve.

Yuletide: The Christmas season.

Yummiest: Most delicious.

Yummy: Delicious or tasty.

Yuppie: A young urban professional.

Yuppish: Resembling a yuppie.

Yuppyish: Another term for yuppish.

Yurtish: Resembling or characteristic of a yurt.