Ish vs Tinge - What's the difference?
ish | tinge |
(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
(colloquial) about, approximately
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The name of the letter which stands for the sh sound in Pitman shorthand.
(dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
* {{quote-magazine
, year = 1939
, date = August 5
, first = "Bob"
, last = Tucker
, authorlink = Wilson Tucker
, magazine =
, url = http://www.midamericon.org/tucker/lez10c.htm
, page = 3
, issue = 10
, passage = "A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS" DEPT: Fantasy Digest says in it's(sic) latest ish : Quote: Some unpleasantness was caused when Don Wollheim and his brother Futurians were not allowed in the Convention Hall. Unquote.
}}
* {{quote-magazine
, year = 1961
, date = July
, first = George H.
, last = Scithers
, authorlink = George H. Scithers
, magazine = Amra
, url =
, volume = 2
, issue = 16
, page = 2
, passage = Next ish : a guide to who is who of the Howard heroes in the centerspread.
}}
* {{quote-magazine
, year = 1967
, date = June
, first = Drake
, last = Maynard
, authorlink =
, magazine =
, url =
, volume = 17
, issue = 6
, page = 160
, passage = My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish .
}}
A small amount of something, especially of an added color.
The degree of vividness of a color; shade, hue or tint.
To add a small amount of color; to tint.
To imbue or impregnate.
* Addison
As a proper noun ish
is a diminutive of the male given name ishmael.As a noun tinge is
tench.ish
English
Etymology 1
From (is)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From the suffix (-ish).Adverb
(-)- "How was the film?" "It was good, ish ."
- The exam went well, ish .
Synonyms
* around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close toEtymology 3
: From Pitman ess'' and ''eff , which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.Noun
(ishes)Etymology 4
Phonetic spelling of the .Noun
(ishes)Derived terms
* annish * thishAnagrams
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* (Periodical) * (Periodical)tinge
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
- His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.
