yellowish

/ˈjeləʊɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈɛloɪʃ] /ˈjeləʊɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [jˈɛloɪʃ] /ˈyeləw|ish How to pronounce yellowish (audio) -lō|,  |ēsh/ (ame, mw)

yellowish — adjective

  • yellowishpositive
  • more yellowishcomparative
  • most yellowishsuperlative

1. having some yellow in it, rather than a clear or strong yellow colour.

1.形容詞A2
釋義

having some yellow in it, rather than a clear or strong yellow colour.

例句

The old recipe book had yellowish pages from years in the kitchen.

yellowish + noun for faded paper colour

After the fever, Jabari's skin looked yellowish under the bathroom light.

look yellowish for noticing a slight colour change

同義詞
  • golden

    warmer, richer, and often more attractive than yellowish

  • cream-coloured

    paler and closer to off-white than to clear yellow

  • sallow

    mainly used for unhealthy yellow skin, not general colour description

反義詞
  • bluish

    showing a slight blue colour instead of a yellow one

文法句型

yellowish + noun

look yellowish

turn yellowish

用法筆記

Yellowish is often used when something only partly looks yellow, especially paper, skin, light, paint, or food. It usually suggests a faint yellow tint, not a bright or pure yellow colour.

常見錯誤

❌The wall is yellowish yellow.
✅The wall is yellowish.
💡'yellowish' already means 'a little yellow', so adding 'yellow' again is unnecessary.
❌The milk became yellowish colour.
✅The milk became a yellowish colour.
💡use the article 'a' before the noun phrase 'yellowish colour'.