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—whitishness, n./hwuy"tish, wuy"-/, adj.somewhat white; tending to white.[1350-1400; ME; see WHITE, -ISH1]
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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 — 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
