lightish

¹

[lahy-tish]

adjective

1. rather light lights in color.

lightish

²

[lahy-tish]

adjective

1. rather light lights in weight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lightish¹

First recorded in 1650–60; light ¹ + -ish ¹

Origin of lightish²

light ² + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

It’s a lightish shade of purple.

From The Verge

Honestly, her quirkiness works a lot better on this lightish TV show than it did in those movies.

From Slate

Perhaps not everything on this list needs to be light, or even lightish.

From New York Times

I started with bananas that were still quite firm, and lightish yellow.

From Salon

Those were relatively informal concerts calculated to beat the heat, offering standard and lightish fare, which this genial British maestro introduced with witty palaver — often charming, occasionally tedious.

From New York Times