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pinkish-white

pinkish-white

2.7
A white color with a light pink tint
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪŋkɪʃ waɪt/
translation icon : blanco rosado
  • It streaked away hot and pinkish-white, trailed by others lancing out from my flight.

Examples

  • Her dress was a beautiful pinkish-white, resembling the soft glow of dawn.

  • The pinkish-white one blooms slowly and keeps for a long time.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I'm gonna use this pale, shimmery pinkish white shade to kind of go over that pencil.

  • The ice caps gleamed pinkish-white in the augmented light of the distant sun.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Its skin would be slightly wrinkled but glistening, tinted orange, and underneath, the flesh would be packed like fallen peony petals, pinkish white.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The trees create a pinkish-white canopy in spring, making the park look magical.

  • The seashells on the beach had a pinkish-white hue, sparkling in the sunlight.

Synonyms

rose-tinted
vspinkish-white
1 4.6

Having a light pink color

is paler and based on white rather than having a warm rose hue
pink-tinged
vspinkish-white
1 3.5

A thing that has a small amount of pink in its color

is paler with white as base and only a faint pink touch
rose-tinged
vspinkish-white
5.4

Having a slight pink colour like a rose

is paler with white as the main color and only a pale pink hint
white-pink
vspinkish-white
3.1

A very light pink color that is almost white

is based on white with only a pale pink tinge, not based on pink

How Pink

deep-pink
1 1.8
pink
43 1.0
pink-tinged
1 3.5
pinkish-white
2.7
white
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pinkish-white positive

Morphology

pinkish-white = pinkish + white (transparent) = pinkish + white

The word is a hyphenated compound of 'pinkish' and 'white', meaning 'white with a slight pink tinge', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

The word pinkish-white is built from pink (a pale red), white, and the ending -ish, which means 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So pinkish-white means 'white with a small touch of pink'.