-ish
More or less
A suffix that softens or approximates.
Added to adjectives, it means somewhat or rather: greenish, smallish, youngish.
Added to numbers or times, it means roughly: We'll arrive around sevenish, She's fortyish.
Added to nouns, it forms adjectives meaning having the qualities of: childish, foolish, fiendish.
Informally, -ish stands alone as a hedging response: Did you like it? Ish.
In approximate terms
- aroundIn the vicinity
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- sort ofApproximately, not precisely
more or less · kind of · nearish · thirtyish · fortyish · sixish · greenish · reddish
Expression of apathy
- kindaCasual somewhat
- sortaInformal partial affirmative
- brattyIll-mannered like children
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
hipsterish · boujee · tryhard · wannabe · affectation · posturing · pretense · faddish
Showing similarity to
- likeComparable to, or enjoy
- similar toResembling in nature
- childishImmature in manner
- foolishLacking good sense
selfish · boyish · girlish · womanish · mannish · boorish · clownish · piggish
Of the United Kingdom
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
Swedish · Danish · Finnish · Polish · Turkish · Flemish · Kurdish · Yiddish
Lacking sincere commitment
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- so-soIndifferently average quality
- mehIndifference, vocalized
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
tepid · ambivalent · noncommittal · indifferent · wishy-washy · uncommitted · moderate · middling
roughly
In approximate terms
- aroundIn the vicinity
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
sort of · more or less · kind of · nearish · thirtyish · fortyish · sixish · greenish · reddish · warmish
whatever
Expression of apathy
pretentious · hipsterish · boujee · tryhard · wannabe · affectation · posturing · pretense · faddish
resembling
Showing similarity to
- likeComparable to, or enjoy
- similar toResembling in nature
- childishImmature in manner
foolish · selfish · boyish · girlish · womanish · mannish · boorish · clownish · piggish · sheepish
British
Of the United Kingdom
Spanish · Swedish · Danish · Finnish · Polish · Turkish · Flemish · Kurdish · Yiddish · Cornish
halfhearted
Lacking sincere commitment
unenthusiastic · tepid · ambivalent · noncommittal · indifferent · wishy-washy · uncommitted · moderate · middling · passable
-ishexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · exact · definite · specific · on the dot
-ishabsolutely
Completely, without exception
completely · totally · entirely · definitely · certainly