off-white

off-white

(ôf′wīt′, -hwīt′, ŏf′-)n. A grayish or yellowish white.

---

off′-white′ adj.

off-white

n (Colours) a colour, such as cream or bone, consisting of white mixed with a tinge of grey or with a pale hue adj of such a colour: an off-white coat.

off′-white′

adj. 1. white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color. n. 2. an off-white color. [1925–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	off-white - a shade of white the color of bleached bonesivory, pearl, bonewhiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Adj.	1.	off-white - of something having a color tending toward whitewhitishachromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

Translations

off

(of) adverb1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat. 離開 离开2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light. 關掉 关掉，中止 3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today. 休假 休假4. completely. Finish off your work. 完成 完成5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently 劣於通常水平 劣于通常水平6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off. 腐爛 腐烂7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off. 下車 下车8. cancelled. The marriage is off. 取消 取消 preposition1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair. 從...離開，從...掉下 从...离开，从...掉下 2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food. 不想... 不想...3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus. 從...下來 从...下来ˌoff-ˈchance noun a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come. 一線希望 一线希望ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning. 臉色不好的 脸色不好的ˌoffˈhand adjective acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour. 傲慢無禮的,不客氣的，隨便的 傲慢无礼的，不客气的，随便的 adverb without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand. 未先想清楚 事先没想到地，随便地 ˌoffˈhandedly adverb 立即 立即ˌoffˈhandedness noun 立刻 立刻ˌoffˈshore adjective1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells. 在近海的 在近海的2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea. (風)由海岸吹向海洋的 （风）由海岸吹向海洋的 ˌoffˈside adverb (in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside. (足球，曲棍球等運動中的)越位 （足球、曲棍球等运动中的）越位 adjective (of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel. (車、馬等的)右邊 （车、马等的）右边的 ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress. 米色的 米色的badly, well off poor, rich. The family was quite well off. 窮的，富的 穷的，富的 be off with you! go away!. 你走開！ 你给我走开！in the offing about to happen. He has a new job in the offing. 即將發生 即将发生off and on / on and off sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club. 斷斷續續地 断断续续地the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)off-season rates. 淡季 淡季