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pink·ish

 (pĭng′kĭsh)
adj.
Somewhat pink.
pink′ish·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

pink•ish

(ˈpɪŋ kɪʃ)

adj.
somewhat pink.
[1775–85]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.pinkish - of a light shade of red
pink
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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Translations
مائِل إلى الوَرْدي
narůžovělý
lidt lyserød
bleikleitur
ružovkastý
pembemsi

pinkish

[ˈpɪŋkɪʃ] ADJ → rosáceo (Pol) → rojillo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pinkish

[ˈpɪnkɪʃ] adj → rosâtre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pinkish

adj → rötlich; pinkish white → blassrosa
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pink

(piŋk) noun, adjective
1. (of) (any shade of) a colour between red and white. a dress of pink satin.
2. (of) the colour of healthy skin. pink cheeks; Her cheeks are pink with health.
ˈpinkness noun
ˈpinkish adjective
fairly pink; close to pink. The flowers of this plant are pinkish in colour.
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