Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Somewhat yellow in colour.

    gelblich

    желтова́тыйželtovátyj

More definitions
  • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The building is yellowish gray.

    ruЗдание желтовато-серого цвета.

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  2. Everyone knows that the moon is only a block of yellowish cheese.

    deJeder weiß, daß der Mond nur ein Laib von gelblichem Käse ist.

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  3. She was a rickety girl, like a yellowish leaf that can't do photosynthesis.

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  4. Several areas of the epidermis of the face show a peculiar yellowish discoloration.

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  5. Yellowish leafs can be synonym for plagues.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
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somewhat yellow:
Deutsch
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somewhat yellow:

Origin

From Middle English ȝelowisch; equivalent to yellow + -ish.

From Middle English ȝelowisch; equivalent to yellow + -ish.

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Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk:yellowxanthous

Antonyms

2 antonyms
achromaticcolorless

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
yellowish — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto