Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coldish

/ˈkoʊldɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cold-ish
IPA: /ˈkoʊldɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

""It's a treat of a colour," said he. "That coldish colour like earth, and yet shiny. It's like bog-water.""
"I was walking westward up the Strand, and though it was coldish I went slowly to get the pleasure of my cigar."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cold Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English coldish From cold + -ish.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoʊldɪʃ/

Derived Forms

coldishness

Questions

How do you pronounce coldish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊldɪʃ/.
What does coldish mean?: Somewhat cold.
Where does coldish come from?: Etymology tree English cold Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English coldish From cold + -ish.

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