"-ish" meaning in All languages combined

See -ish on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

IPA: /ɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us--ish.ogg [US] Forms: -ish
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Similar, but not exactly. Synonyms: -esque, -like
    Sense id: simple--ish-en-suffix-cTdDPZ3l
  2. Adjectives suffixed with -ish forms nouns that means that something is similar to or being like it.
    Sense id: simple--ish-en-suffix-v2JCcJz7
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ish",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Similar, but not exactly."
      ],
      "id": "simple--ish-en-suffix-cTdDPZ3l",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-esque"
        },
        {
          "word": "-like"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Adjectives suffixed with -ish forms nouns that means that something is similar to or being like it."
      ],
      "id": "simple--ish-en-suffix-v2JCcJz7"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us--ish.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ish"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ish",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Similar, but not exactly."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-esque"
        },
        {
          "word": "-like"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Adjectives suffixed with -ish forms nouns that means that something is similar to or being like it."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us--ish.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ish"
}

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