Ish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

From is

Verb

1. Eye dialect of is

From the suffix -ish.

Full definition of ish

Adverb

1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly"How was the film?" "It was good, ish."The exam went well, ish.
2. (colloquial) about, approximately
• 1974, w, Ending up‎, 'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'
• 2007, Marne Davis Kellogg, Friends in High Places, How old are you? Fifty-ish?"
  "Ish."
  The color flared in her cheeks but she didn't look as though she were going to shoot me.

Synonyms

• around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to

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

1. The name of the letter which stands for the sh sound IPA: /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• esh, the IPA letter for the same sound
• zhee

Anagrams

• his , His
• IHS
• shi