Dictionary

blackish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈblækɪʃ/ (UK, US)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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. 2008, Andrew Stone, Chung Wah Chow, Reggie Ho, “Macau”, in Hong Kong & Macau: City Guide, 13th edition, Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332, column 1:

Forms

Antonyms

achromatic · colorless · whitish

Coordinates

grayish

Deriveds

blackish-gray antshrike · blackishly · blackishness

Hypernyms

black · tinted

Hyponyms

jetty · sooty · inky · pitchy · fuliginous

Synonyms

nigrescent · blackish

Translations (43)

eo nigreta (somewhat black) · lv melnīgs (somewhat black) · uk чорнявий (somewhat black) · da sortlig (somewhat black) · fa سیاهی (somewhat black) · fi mustahko (somewhat black) · vo blägilik (somewhat black) · tr siyahımtırak (somewhat black) · kk қаралау (somewhat black) · es negrizco (somewhat black) · pt meio negro/preto (somewhat black) · lv melngans (somewhat black) · mr काळसर (somewhat black) · he שחרחר (somewhat black) · cjs қарамдық (somewhat black) · mi pūmangu (somewhat black) · pt um tanto negro/preto (somewhat black) · hi श्यामल (somewhat black) · es negruzco (somewhat black) · da sortagtig (somewhat black) · ga scothdhubh (somewhat black) · hy սևավուն (somewhat black) · lv iemelns (somewhat black) · ast anegratáu (somewhat black) · hi काला (somewhat black) · fr noirâtre (somewhat black) · pt negrusco (somewhat black) · it nerastro (somewhat black) · ca negrós (somewhat black) · ca negrenc (somewhat black) · xal харвтр (somewhat black) · da sortladen (somewhat black) · pl czarnawy (somewhat black) · sh crnkast (somewhat black) · ru чернова́тый (somewhat black) · hu feketés (somewhat black) · id kehitam-hitaman (somewhat black) · de schwärzlich (somewhat black) · mr काळपट (somewhat black) · la subniger (somewhat black) · ka მოშავო (somewhat black) · kkv celeng (somewhat black) · tr siyahımsı (somewhat black)