yellowish

/ˈjɛɫoʊɪʃ/ adj A1

somewhat yellow

Word Origin Yellowish is yellow + -ish, but yellow itself comes from the PIE *ghel- 'to shine, gleam' — a root that also gives us gold, gleam, glow, and even glass (shiny stuff). The same root branches into green words like chlorophyll and gall (bile, yellow-green). So yellowish is a little bit of that ancient shine.

adj somewhat yellow A1

The leaves are yellowish in autumn.

(形容词) 淡黄色;浅黄色;微黄 【略带黄色的】

秋天的叶子是淡黄色的。

(adjetivo) amarillento [algo amarillo; amarillento]

Las hojas son amarillentas en otoño.

(adjectif) jaunâtre; jauneâtre [Qui tire sur le jaune, dont la couleur approche celle du jaune.]

Les feuilles deviennent **jaunâtres** en automne.

(Adjektiv) gelblich [eine leicht gelbliche Tönung aufweisend, aber nicht rein gelb]

Die Blätter verfärben sich im Herbst **yellowish**.

(形容詞) やや黄色い、黄色がかった

秋には葉が黄色っぽくなる。

(adjetivo) amarelado; amarelento [um tanto amarelo; amarelado]

As folhas ficam amareladas no outono.

Synonyms: golden sandy lemon

adj Somewhat yellow in colour.

The walls were painted a yellowish cream color.

(形容词) 淡黄色的;浅黄色的;微黄的

墙壁被刷成了淡黄色的奶油色。

(adjetivo) amarillento; amarilloso [De color algo amarillento.]

Las paredes estaban pintadas de un color crema amarillento.

(adjectif) jaunâtre [Légèrement jaune, qui tire sur le jaune.]

Les murs étaient peints d'une couleur crème **yellowish**.

(Adjektiv) gelblich [**yellowish** *Adj.*: eine Farbe aufweisend, die leicht gelb getönt oder ins Gelbliche spielend ist.]

Die Wände waren in einem **yellowish** Creme-Ton gestrichen.

(形容詞) 完全な黄色ではないが、黄色に近い色合いをしていること。

壁はやや黄色みがかったクリーム色に塗られていた。

(adjetivo) amarelado; amarelento [Ligeiramente amarelo em cor.]

As paredes foram pintadas com uma cor creme amarelada.

Word parts: yellow + ish

Common collocations

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