pinkish

P3I1N1K5I1S1H4
/ˈpɪŋkɪʃ/

adjective

Somewhat pink.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivepinkish (comparative more pinkish, superlative most pinkish)

comparative more pinkish · superlative most pinkish

  1. Somewhat pink.

    F[eatures] [...] Black or dark brown back; faded white stripes and white patches on the sides; pinkish/peach-colored belly

    2014, Clint Pustejovsky, Snakes of Central Texas: A Guide to Common and Notable Species, Quick Reference Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, Central Texas whipsnake N[on-venomous] Masticophis taeniatus girardi
    3 more examples

    Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.

    1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

    West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering spirelet.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160

    While some of the more exotic varieties are becoming more popular with nationwide growers, such as the pale pinkish white pineberry, local farms will frequently plant a few different varieties to best suit their region.

    2022 May 9, Casey Barber, “Strawberry season has arrived. Here are tips for enjoying spring’s sweetest treat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a light shade of red

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dutchpinken
  2. Englishpink
  3. Englishpinkish

From pink + -ish.

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Translations

Afrikaans pienkerig
  • pienkerigsomewhat pink
French rosâtre
  • rosâtresomewhat pink
Greek ροζέ
  • ροζέ (rozé)somewhat pink
Hebrew ורדרד
  • ורדרד (v'radrád)somewhat pink
Latvian rožains, rozīgs
  • rožainssomewhat pink
  • rozīgssomewhat pink
  • iesārtssomewhat pink
Māori mākurakura
  • mākurakurasomewhat pink
Russian розова́тый
  • розова́тый (rozovátyj)somewhat pink
Spanish rosadizo, arosado
  • rosadizosomewhat pink
  • arosadosomewhat pink
Turkish pembemsi, pembemtırak
  • pembemsisomewhat pink
  • pembemtıraksomewhat pink

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APA

pinkish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkish

MLA

“pinkish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinkish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkish.

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