Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellowish

/ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low-ish
IPA: /ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat yellow in colour.

Example Sentences

"But, like more than one similar North Wales beauty-spot, there had to be (at least at the time of which I write), a quarry, or ironworks, or some kind of industrial plant, which lay perpetually under a cloud of yellowish smoke—literally a blot on the landscape."
"A biologist has named a newly discovered species of moth after our next president. The Neopalpa donaldtrumpi is a wee little creature found in parts of California and Baja, Mexico. […] It seems nature favors fancy golden hairdos as much as the man himself (who could forget China’s beloved Trump bird?), because the N. donaldtrumpi sports a very familiar-looking crown of yellowish scales."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ȝelowisch
Suffix: yellow

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/
British English: /ˈjɛləʊɪʃ/

Derived Forms

yellowishly yellowishness

Synonyms

yellowy flavescent icterine luteous lutescent yellowish xanthic yellow xanthous

Antonyms

achromatic colorless

Questions

How do you pronounce yellowish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/.
What does yellowish mean?: Somewhat yellow in colour.
Where does yellowish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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