Somewhat like gold in color or appearance; having gold-like qualities but not completely or purely golden.
From 'gold' + suffix '-ish'. The '-ish' suffix means 'somewhat' or 'having the qualities of' (like 'reddish' meaning somewhat red), making it useful for describing things that are imperfectly or partially a quality.
The '-ish' suffix is a master of nuance—it lets us describe the messy, in-between nature of the real world rather than absolute categories. Something 'goldish' is more honest than calling it simply 'gold' because not everything has perfect, pure color.
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