Meaning

(of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like..

Definitions by Sense

1. (of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.
2. (of adjectives from adjectives, with a diminutive force) Somewhat, rather.
3. (of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.
4. (of adjectives from roots of proper nouns denoting names of nations or regions) Of, belonging, or relating to (a nationality, place, language or similar association with something).
5. (no longer productive) An ending found on some verbs; see usage notes.

Example Sentences

Her face had a girlish charm.

[…] ; for she had recently developed a magpie[-]ish tendency to appropriate and conceal trifling matters; […]

Her face had a bluish tinge.

By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

We arrived at tennish. We arrived tennish.

I couldn't tell his precise age, but he looked fiftyish.

British, Cornish, Danish, English, Finnish, Irish, Jewish, Kentish, Polish, Scottish, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish etc.

Synonyms for -ish

When Should You Use -ish?

Use -ish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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