Difference between Yellowish and Yellow

What is the difference between Yellowish and Yellow?

Yellowish as an adjective is somewhat yellow (in colour). while Yellow as an adjective is having yellow as its colour.

Yellowish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Somewhat yellow (in colour).

Yellow

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having yellow as its colour.Lacking courage.Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The colour of gold or butter; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 2 points.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become yellow or more yellow.To cause to become yellow or more yellow.

Example sentence: I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.

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