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clearish

clearish

3.9
Not completely easy to see through
  • adjective
  • /ˈklɪrɪʃ/
  • Informal
translation icon : algo claro
  • They're clearish, like baby earthworms.

Real is like a little like little clear ish.

Examples

  • She wore a clearish dress that shimmered slightly in the sunlight.

  • It's like a kind of clearish vibes.

  • Real is like a little like little clear ish.

    The Basement Yard

  • The first was about four inches long and one inch tall, yet it was skinny; it was a sort of clearish white.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The water in the pond was clearish, revealing some colorful stones at the bottom.

  • The gel was clearish, making it easy to see the tiny inclusions within.

Synonyms

translucent
vsclearish
30 4.8

Allows light to pass through but makes objects behind it unclear

is nearer to being almost transparent than this, yet not completely pure
semi-sheer
vsclearish
5.6

Partly transparent fabric that lets some light through while giving some privacy

is almost transparent but still not fully pure or fully see-through

Antonyms

opaque
21 6.6

Not letting light pass so you cannot see through it

cloudy
9 2.3

Liquid that is not clear and has small particles

How Clear

transparent
54 3.2
clear
866 1.0
clearish
  • Informal
3.9
hazy
49 3.9
cloudy
9 2.3

Surface Forms

clearish positive

Morphology

clearish = clear (transparent) = clear + ish

The suffix '-ish' is commonly used to mean 'somewhat' or 'almost', making the word's meaning clear to learners.

Etymology

Clearish is made from clear and the small ending -ish, where clear means 'easy to see through' and -ish means 'somewhat' or 'a bit' (the same little ending in bluish or smallish). So clearish means 'somewhat clear' — almost transparent but not completely.