Word Adjective
whitish
adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈhwaɪtɪʃ/ UK /wˈaɪtɪʃ/ whitish
Definition
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.
Examples
“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.”
Etymology
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Middle English whitisch
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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