US /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/
adj Freq #75755

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    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.

  2. 2
    adj

    of something having a color tending toward white

  3. 3
    adj

    resembling milk in color not clear

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · somewhat white, pale or... albescenthoarywhitishwhity
2 adj · of something having a color... off-white
3 adj · resembling milk in color... milklikemilky
Opposites

Etymology

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

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