Definition
Somewhat fond or affectionate; showing characteristics of being fond but not intensely so.
Etymology
From 'fond' plus the suffix '-ish' (meaning 'somewhat like'). The '-ish' suffix is extremely productive in English and appears in thousands of words from 'reddish' to 'babyish.'
Kelly Says
The '-ish' suffix is one of English's greatest gifts for imprecision—it lets you express shades of meaning without committing fully, which is why it's especially common in British English where understatement is practically an art form.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር ማድረግ
fikr ma-dreg
BNবাংলা
প্রেম কর
pro-em kor
CACatalà
estimar
es-ti-mar
CSČeština
milovat
mee-lo-vat
ESEspañol
adorar
a-do-rar
FAفارسی
دوست داشتن
do-ost das-tan
FISuomi
rakastaa
ra-kas-taa
FRFrançais
adorer
a-do-rer
GUGU
પ્રેમ કરવું
pre-am kar-vu
HIहिन्दी
प्यार करना
pya-ar kar-na
HUMagyar
szeretni
sher-et-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyukai
men-yu-kai
ITItaliano
adorare
a-do-ra-re
MRMR
प्रेम करा
pre-m kara
MSBahasa Melayu
mencintai
men-chin-tai
NLNederlands
liefhebben
lief-heb-ben
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਨਾ
pia-ar kar-na
PTPortuguês
adorar
a-do-rar
RORomână
a iubi
a ee-oo-bee
RUРусский
обожать
o-bo-zhat'
SWKiswahili
kupenda
ku-pen-da
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమించు
pre-min-chu
UKУкраїнська
любляти
lyu-blya-ty
URاردو
محبت کرنا
mo-habbat kar-na