lightishadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light adj.², -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < light adj.² + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat pale or light in colour; somewhat bright.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > light-coloured

light-coloured1533

light1548

lightsomea1586

lightish1649

the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > faintly

lightish1649

1649 Moderate 21–28 Aug. 687 One of the Geldings was an lightish Gray.

1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked iii. §25 The Moon..maketh the night, one while light, another while lightish.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6217/3 He..wears a lightish Wig.

1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 83 The leaves are of a lightish green and somewhat pointed.

1872 G. MacDonald Wilfrid Cumbermede I. xv. 237 His hair [was] a lightish brown.

2017 Sunday Times Mag. (Nexis) 24 Sept. I had brown hair and lightish brown eyes.

Compounds

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has (a) light ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in lightish-coloured, lightish-skinned, etc.

ΚΠ

1688 London Gaz. No. 2312/4 A loose lightish coloured Camblet Coat.

1870 Jrnl. Anthropol. 1 93 The men are, for the most part, long-headed, light-eyed, and lightish-haired.

2019 C. Adam Golden Child 64 She's lightish-skinned, with gray hair, well dressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

lightishadj.²

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light adj.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat light in weight, substance, etc.; rather light (in various senses of light adj.¹).

ΚΠ

1718 S. Switzer Ichnographia Rustica III. 198 Our burnt-bakers in Hampshire use the method of Rafter-ploughing in all their lightish lands.

1831 C. Darwin Let. 6 Sept. in Corr. (1985) I. 143 Tell Edward to send me up in my carpet bag, (he can slip the key in the bag tied to some string) my slippers, a pair of lightish walking shoes.

1950 Monroe (Wisconsin) Evening Times 12 July 2/4 A vocal and encore by Evelyn Hartwig and the lightish band numbers..all added up to a pleasant evening.

2000 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 5 Aug. (Sport section) 54 At 95 kilograms he's a lightish, big-hearted second-rower, with a lot of upper body power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lightish
释义	lightishadj.¹ Brit. /ˈlʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈlaɪdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light adj.², -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < light adj.² + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat pale or light in colour; somewhat bright. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > light-coloured light-coloured1533 light1548 lightsomea1586 lightish1649 the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > faintly lightish1649 1649 Moderate 21–28 Aug. 687 One of the Geldings was an lightish Gray. 1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked iii. §25 The Moon..maketh the night, one while light, another while lightish. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6217/3 He..wears a lightish Wig. 1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 83 The leaves are of a lightish green and somewhat pointed. 1872 G. MacDonald Wilfrid Cumbermede I. xv. 237 His hair [was] a lightish brown. 2017 Sunday Times Mag. (Nexis) 24 Sept. I had brown hair and lightish brown eyes. Compounds Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has (a) light ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in lightish-coloured, lightish-skinned, etc. ΚΠ 1688 London Gaz. No. 2312/4 A loose lightish coloured Camblet Coat. 1870 Jrnl. Anthropol. 1 93 The men are, for the most part, long-headed, light-eyed, and lightish-haired. 2019 C. Adam Golden Child 64 She's lightish-skinned, with gray hair, well dressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). lightishadj.² Brit. /ˈlʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈlaɪdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light adj.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat light in weight, substance, etc.; rather light (in various senses of light adj.¹). ΚΠ 1718 S. Switzer Ichnographia Rustica III. 198 Our burnt-bakers in Hampshire use the method of Rafter-ploughing in all their lightish lands. 1831 C. Darwin Let. 6 Sept. in Corr. (1985) I. 143 Tell Edward to send me up in my carpet bag, (he can slip the key in the bag tied to some string) my slippers, a pair of lightish walking shoes. 1950 Monroe (Wisconsin) Evening Times 12 July 2/4 A vocal and encore by Evelyn Hartwig and the lightish band numbers..all added up to a pleasant evening. 2000 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 5 Aug. (Sport section) 54 At 95 kilograms he's a lightish, big-hearted second-rower, with a lot of upper body power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1649adj.²1718
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