whitish

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. 5) Brit. (of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream. 6) (of food such as bread or rice) light in colour through having been refined. 7) (of wine) made from white grapes, or dark grapes with the skins removed, and having a yellowish colour.

► NOUN 1) white colour or pigment. 2) (also whites) white clothes or material. 3) the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris. 4) the outer part which surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen. 5) a member of a light-skinned people. 6) a white or cream butterfly.

► VERB (white out) 1) turn white. 2) cover (a mistake) with white correction fluid. 3) lose colour vision as a prelude to losing consciousness.

● bleed white — Cf. ↑bleed white

● whited sepulchre — Cf. ↑whited sepulchre

DERIVATIVES whitely adverb whiteness noun whitish adjective.

ORIGIN Old English, related to WHEAT(Cf. ↑wheat).

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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 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 — adjective Somewhat white, pale or almost white … Wiktionary
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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