What does yellowish mean?
Yellowish means Somewhat yellow in colour..
Yellowish
/ˈjɛləʊɪʃ/ · adjective
Meaning
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for yellowish?
Common synonyms include yellowy, flavescent, icterine, luteous.
What is the opposite of yellowish?
Possible antonyms include achromatic, colorless.
How do you use yellowish in a sentence?
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.
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