Dictionary

whitish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʍaɪtɪʃ/ without the wine–whine merger
• ˈhwītĭsh without the wine–whine merger

Etymology

From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.

Meanings

1. 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. 1910, The Year Book of Dermatology, page 124:

Forms

Antonyms

achromatic · colorless

Deriveds

whitishness · whitishly

Hypernyms

tinted

Hyponyms

canescent · argentine · silvery · milky · albicant

Synonyms

whity · hoary · albescent · whitish

Translations (60)

vo vietilik (somewhat white) · jv nèm (somewhat white) · gl albeiro (somewhat white) · vo vietlik (somewhat white) · tr akça (somewhat white) · kmr gewr (somewhat white) · ru беля́вый (somewhat white) · fr blanchâtre (somewhat white) · jv timur (somewhat white) · da hvidlig (somewhat white) · ga fobhán (somewhat white) · fi valkeahko (somewhat white) · es blanquizco (somewhat white) · ru белесова́тый (somewhat white) · de weisslich (somewhat white) · gl pálido (somewhat white) · cjs ағылдырым (somewhat white) · it bianchiccio (somewhat white) · io blankatra (somewhat white) · cs bělavý (somewhat white) · ca blanquinós (somewhat white) · mi kōmā (somewhat white) · hu fehéres (somewhat white) · it biancastro (somewhat white) · gl albelo (somewhat white) · hy սպիտակավուն (somewhat white) · la subalbus (somewhat white) · ru белова́тый (somewhat white) · nb hvitaktig (somewhat white) · mg fotsifotsy (somewhat white) · gv fo-vane (somewhat white) · lv iebalts (somewhat white) · la alburnus (somewhat white) · de weißlich (somewhat white) · bg възбя́л (somewhat white) · uk білявий (somewhat white) · arz ابيضاني (somewhat white) · el υπόλευκος (somewhat white) · eo blanketa (somewhat white) · pl białawy (somewhat white) · sv vitaktig (somewhat white) · es blanquinoso (somewhat white) · es blanquizo (somewhat white) · vi hơi trắng (somewhat white) · et valkjas (somewhat white) · ja 白っぽい (somewhat white) · pt esbranquiçado (somewhat white) · kk ақтау (somewhat white) · ga scothbhán (somewhat white) · jv nom (somewhat white) · xal цаһавтр (somewhat white) · cmn 髮白的 /发白的 (somewhat white) · tg сафедча (somewhat white) · ka მოთეთრო (somewhat white) · es blancuzco (somewhat white) · he לְבַנְבַּן (somewhat white) · bg белезникав (somewhat white) · ru белёсый (somewhat white) · es blanquecino (somewhat white) · gl esbrancuxado (somewhat white)