whitish

adjective

Definition of whitishnext
as in white

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whitish
  1. white
  2. pale
  3. ashy
  4. ashen
  5. mousy
  6. faded
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.
    Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Definition of white
Adjective
  • During a pelvic exam, your provider will try to identify the source of bleeding, such as lesions or tears, or signs of atrophy, such as pale, dry tissue.
    Jess Sims, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • The ball drop draws on a maritime tradition Ochs asked the Times' chief electrician, Walter Palmer, to come up with a New Year's Eve spectacle that didn't involve ashy firework debris raining down on revelers.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Platinum blond shades have been trendy in recent years, with stars like Florence Pugh, Lady Gaga and Ashley Benson lightening their locks and embracing ashy peroxide shades.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ashy
Adjective
  • But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • First there’s Jill (Helena Wilson), the seemingly mousy one who has remained cooped up with mom decades after the others have bolted.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But Denise’s story is effectively just thrown aside as the focus moves on to Denise’s supposedly mousy yet horny neighbor Nicole (Sanda Codreanu).
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of mousy
Adjective
  • Its faded and dusty mansions are spangled with Italian marble floors, Mudéjar ceilings, and the fanciest European furniture of the day, now wracked by termites.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere.
    Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of faded
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