Meanings
adjectivewhitish (comparative more whitish, superlative most whitish)
comparative more whitish · superlative most whitish · alternative whiteish
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof something having a color tending toward white
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Origin
- Middle Englishwhitisch
- Englishwhitish
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian белезникав, възбя́л
- белезникав (beleznikav)somewhat white
- възбя́л (văzbjál)somewhat white
Catalan blanquinós
- blanquinóssomewhat white
Chinese Mandarin 髮白的 /发白的
- 髮白的 /发白的 (fàbó de)somewhat white
Czech bělavý
- bělavýsomewhat white
Danish hvidlig
- hvidligsomewhat white
Esperanto blanketa
- blanketasomewhat white
Estonian valkjas
- valkjassomewhat white
Finnish valkeahko
- valkeahkosomewhat white
French blanchâtre
- blanchâtresomewhat white
German weißlich, weisslich
- weißlichsomewhat white
- weisslichsomewhat white
Greek υπόλευκος
- υπόλευκος (ypólefkos)somewhat white
Hebrew לְבַנְבַּן
- לְבַנְבַּןsomewhat white
Hungarian fehéres
- fehéressomewhat white
Irish scothbhán, fobhán
- scothbhánsomewhat white
- fobhánsomewhat white
Italian biancastro, bianchiccio
- biancastrosomewhat white
- bianchicciosomewhat white
Japanese 白っぽい
- 白っぽい (shiroppoi)somewhat white
Latin subalbus, alburnus
- subalbussomewhat white
- alburnussomewhat white
Latvian iebalts
- iebaltssomewhat white
Māori kōmā
- kōmāsomewhat white
Norwegian Bokmål hvitaktig
- hvitaktigsomewhat white
Polish białawy
- białawysomewhat white
Portuguese esbranquiçado
- esbranquiçadosomewhat white
Russian белова́тый, белесова́тый
- белова́тый (belovátyj)somewhat white
- белесова́тый (belesovátyj)somewhat white
- белёсый (beljósyj)somewhat white
- беля́вый (beljávyj)somewhat white
Spanish blancuzco, blanquecino
- blancuzcosomewhat white
- blanquecinosomewhat white
- blanquinososomewhat white
- blanquizosomewhat white
- blanquizcosomewhat white
Swedish vitaktig
- vitaktigsomewhat white
Turkish akça
- akçasomewhat white
Ukrainian білявий
- білявий (biljavyj)somewhat white
Vietnamese hơi trắng
- hơi trắngsomewhat white
Cite this entry
APA
whitish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitish
MLA
“whitish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitish.
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