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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.


SIMPLE

The sky turned a whitish gray as the storm approached.

CONTEXTUAL

The old stone walls had a whitish appearance due to years of exposure to the salt air.

COMPLEX

The artist used a whitish pigment to create the illusion of moonlight reflecting off the surface of the calm lake.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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