lightish
Not quite dark
Lightish means somewhat light—not fully light but tending that direction.
The word can apply to weight The package felt lightish, maybe five pounds or to color and brightness a lightish blue, The sky was lightish at dawn.
Like most -ish formations, it hedges rather than commits.
Pale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
- fairImpartial and unbiased
cream · washed-out · faded · blanched · whitish · off-white · neutral · muted
Given subtle coloration
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- peachFuzzy stone fruit
blush · rose · mauve · lavender · mint · faded · washed · muted
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
fair · cream · washed-out · faded · blanched · whitish · off-white · neutral · muted · soft
tinted
Given subtle coloration
peach · blush · rose · mauve · lavender · mint · faded · washed · muted · subtle
twilight
Light after sunset
muted · overcast · cloudy · shade · shadow · murky · sombre · dull · hazy · faded
featherlight
Extremely light, weightless-feeling
insubstantial · wispy · gossamer · delicate · slight · nimble · ethereal · hovering · drifting · effortless
- strobe lightingRapid intermittent bright flashes
- lighting upCausing to illuminate
- mood lightingIllumination creating emotional atmosphere
- lighting candlesIgniting wax wicks
- soft lightingDiffused, low-intensity illumination
- fluorescent lightingElectric lamps using gas discharge