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Whitish

🔄 Synonyms of "Whitish"

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opaquenounAllowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
achromatic(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
colorlessUS standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
milklikeResembling milk.
milknoun(uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
milkyResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
off-whitenounA very pale colour that is almost white.

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WordDefinition
off-whiteOf a very pale colour that is almost white.
colorlessUS standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
milkyResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
milklikeResembling milk.
achromatic(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
milknoun(uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
opaqueAllowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
albescentnounBecoming white or whitish; moderately white.
whitynounAlternative spelling of whitey. [(especially African-American Vernacular, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A white person, a person of Western European descent.]
lightishSomewhat light in colour.
blondishSomewhat blond in colour.
hoaryWhite or grey with age.
yellowishSomewhat yellow in colour.
lightnoun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
grayishSomewhat gray.
yellowySomewhat yellow; yellowish.
milk-whiteHaving a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.
pinkishSomewhat pink.
paleLight in color.
beigeishSomewhat beige in colour.

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