PINKISH Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word pinkish. (close relations)
Definition of PINKISH
Best Alternative Words for PINKISH
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blush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health • makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame • become rosy or reddish | ||||||||
coral | nounn | |||||||
noun • a variable color averaging a deep pink • the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry • unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces • marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs adjective satellite • of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color | ||||||||
magenta | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I • a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta adjective satellite • of deep purplish red | ||||||||
roseate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of something having a dusty purplish pink color | ||||||||
rosy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reflecting optimism • having the pinkish flush of health • of blush color • presaging good fortune | ||||||||
salmon | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn • a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho • flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae • a pale pinkish orange color adjective satellite • of orange tinged with pink | ||||||||
pink | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a light shade of red • any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers • a person with mildly leftist political views adjective satellite • of a light shade of red verb • make light, repeated taps on a surface • sound like a car engine that is firing too early • cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing |