whitish
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whitish
- /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/
- /ˈʍaɪtɪʃ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.
adjective more whitish · most whitish · whiteish
- Somewhat white, pale or almost white. The skin was somewhat pigmented, especially in certain regions, while over the whole there appeared whitish, rounded or oval mottlings or dapplings, most obvious where the surrounding cuticle was most deeply colored.
Opposite: achromatic, colorless
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: off-white, colorless, milky, milklike, achromatic, milk, opaque, albescent, whity, lightish, blondish, hoary, yellowish, light, grayish, yellowy
adjective
Opposite: achromatic, colorless
Translations
Every language
adj somewhat white
| Español | blancuzco, blanquecino, blanquinoso, blanquizo, blanquizco |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 白っぽい shiroppoi |
| 中文 | 髮白的 /发白的 fàbó de |
| Português | esbranquiçado |
| Français | blanchâtre |
| Deutsch | weißlich |
| Italiano | biancastro, bianchiccio |
| Ελληνικά | υπόλευκος ypólefkos |
| Русский | белова́тый belovátyj, белесова́тый belesovátyj, белёсый beljósyj, беля́вый beljávyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hơi trắng |
| עברית | לְבַנְבַּן |
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title = {whitish},
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