blackish

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blackish

/ˈblækɪʃ/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ækɪʃ

Where it comes from

From Middle English blackysshe, blakkyssh, equivalent to black + -ish.

adjective more blackish · most blackish

somewhat black Hác Sá (Black Sand) is the most popular beach in Macau. The sand is indeed a grey to blackish colour and makes the water look somewhat dirty (especially at the tide line), but it's perfectly clean.
Similar: blackish, nigrescent

Opposite: whitish, achromatic, colorless

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adjective

Opposite: whitish, achromatic, colorless

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adj somewhat black

Español	negruzco, negrizco
हिन्दी	श्यामल śyāmal, काला kālā
Português	meio negro/preto, um tanto negro/preto, negrusco
Français	noirâtre
Deutsch	schwärzlich
Italiano	nerastro
Русский	чернова́тый černovátyj
עברית	שחרחר shkharkhar

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@misc{blackish_2026,
  title = {blackish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}