pinkish

adjective

pink·​ish ˈpiŋ-kish 

: somewhat pink

especially : tending to be pink in politics

pinkishness noun

Examples of pinkish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge. — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Even the most neutral colorway—a pinkish beige and an olive green—gives dimension to an interior. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above