whitish
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhwaɪtɪʃ// UK //wˈaɪtɪʃ// whitish
adj. having a color that is similar to white, but not exactly white. It might be a pale gray or a light yellow.
adj. having a color resembling white but not exactly white; pale or light in hue.
The sky turned a whitish gray as the storm approached.
The old stone walls had a whitish appearance due to years of exposure to the salt air.
The artist used a whitish pigment to create the illusion of moonlight reflecting off the surface of the calm lake.
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.