Washy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overly diluted; thin and insipid

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒʃi/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɑːʃi/.

Examples

washy coffee
watery milk
weak tea

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weak faded bleached watery washed-out

Parts of Speech

adjective	overly diluted; thin and insipid “washy coffee”
adjective	having lost freshness or brilliance of color “sun-bleached deck chairs”

Word Forms

wateriness

noun

meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwaschen

übermäßig verdünnt; dünn und fade

🇫🇷French

délavé

trop dilué; mince et fade

🇪🇸Spanish

aguado

demasiado diluido; delgada e insípida

🇮🇹Italian

lavato

eccessivamente diluito; magro e insipido

🇳🇱Dutch

wasachtig

overdreven verdund; dun en smakeloos

🇵🇹Portuguese

lavado

excessivamente diluído; magro e insípido

🇷🇺Russian

размытый

чрезмерно разбавленный; тонкий и безвкусный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़र्द

अत्यधिक पतला; पतला और फीका

🇧🇩Bengali

ধোয়া

overly diluted; পাতলা এবং নিষ্প্রভ

🇮🇳Tamil

கழுவும்

அதிகமாக நீர்த்த; மெல்லிய மற்றும் தெளிவற்ற

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉతికిన

అతిగా పలుచన; సన్నని మరియు నిష్కపటమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

धुतलेले

जास्त पातळ केलेले; पातळ आणि अस्पष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધોવાઇ

અતિશય પાતળું; પાતળા અને અસ્પષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಳೆದ

ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ತೆಳುವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലക്കി

അമിതമായി നേർപ്പിച്ച; മെലിഞ്ഞതും അവ്യക്തവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਤੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਪਤਲਾ; ਪਤਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਤਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھونے والا

ضرورت سے زیادہ پتلا؛ پتلا اور ناقص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水洗的

过度稀释；淡而无味

🇯🇵Japanese

ワッシー

薄めすぎた。薄くて味気ない

🇰🇷Korean

엷은

지나치게 희석됨; 얇고 무미건조하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhạt nhẽo

pha loãng quá mức; mỏng và nhạt nhẽo

🇹🇭Thai

ล้าง

เจือจางมากเกินไป; ผอมและไม่จืด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pucat

terlalu encer; tipis dan hambar

🇵🇭Filipino

naglalaba

labis na diluted; manipis at walang laman

🇲🇾Malay

membasuh

terlalu cair; nipis dan hambar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مترهل

مخفف بشكل مفرط؛ رقيقة وغير مشوقة

🇮🇷Persian

شستشو

بیش از حد رقیق شده؛ نازک و بی مزه

🇹🇷Turkish

bulanık

aşırı seyreltilmiş; ince ve yavan

🇮🇱Hebrew

שוטף

מדולל יתר על המידה; רזה ותפלה

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