whitish

whitish
Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

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  • Whitish — Whit ish, a. [From {White}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Covered with an opaque white powder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whitish — meaning ‘somewhat white’, is spelt without an e in the middle …   Modern English usage

  • whitish — [hwīt′ish, wīt′ish] adj. somewhat white whitishness n …   English World dictionary

  • whitish — [[t](h)wa͟ɪtɪʃ[/t]] COLOUR Whitish means very pale and almost white in colour. ...a whitish dust …   English dictionary

  • whitish — white ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light. 2) very pale. 3) relating to a human group having light coloured skin, especially of European ancestry. 4) morally or spiritually pure.… …   English terms dictionary

  • Whitish Dwarf Squirrel — Taxobox name = Whitish Dwarf Squirrel status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae genus = Prosciurillus species = P. leucomus binomial = Prosciurillus… …   Wikipedia

  • whitish — adjective see white I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whitish — whitishness, n. /hwuy tish, wuy /, adj. somewhat white; tending to white. [1350 1400; ME; see WHITE, ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • whitish — whit|ish [ˈwaıtıʃ] adj almost white in colour …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whitish — whit|ish [ waıtıʃ, hwaıtıʃ ] adjective almost white in color …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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