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white adjective
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\ ˈ(h)wīt \
whiter; whitest
Definition of white (Entry 1 of 13)
1a : free from color
b : of the color of new snow or milk
specifically : of the color white
c : light or pallid in color
white hair
lips white with fear
d : lustrous pale gray : SILVERY
also : made of silver
2a : being a member of a group or race characterized by light pigmentation of the skin
b : of, relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of white people or their culture
c [from the former stereotypical association of good character with northern European descent] : marked by upright fairness
that's mighty white of you
3 : free from spot or blemish: such as
a(1) : free from moral impurity : INNOCENT
(2) : marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity
a white wedding
b : unmarked by writing or printing
c : not intended to cause harm
a white lie
white magic
d : FAVORABLE, FORTUNATE
one of the white days of his life
— Sir Walter Scott
4a : wearing or habited in white
b : marked by the presence of snow : SNOWY
a white Christmas
5a : heated to the point of whiteness
b : notably ardent : PASSIONATE
white fury
6a : conservative or reactionary in political outlook and action
b : instigated or carried out by reactionary forces as a counterrevolutionary measure
a white terror
7 : of, relating to, or constituting a musical tone quality characterized by a controlled pure sound, a lack of warmth and color, and a lack of resonance
8 : consisting of a wide range of frequencies —used of light, sound, and electromagnetic radiation
white noun
Definition of white (Entry 2 of 13)
1 : the achromatic object color of greatest lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum
2a
: a white or light-colored part of something: such as
(1) : a mass of albuminous material surrounding the yolk of an egg
(2) : the white part of the eyeball
(3) : the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game
also : the player by whom these are played
(4) : the area of a page unmarked by writing, printing, or illustration
b(1) archaic : a white target
(2) : the fifth or outermost circle of an archery target
also : a shot that hits it
3 : one that is or approaches white in color: such as
a : white clothing —often used in plural
b : WHITE WINE
c : a white mammal (such as a horse or a hog)
d(1) : a white-colored product (such as flour) —usually used in plural
(2) : any of numerous butterflies (subfamily Pierinae of the family Pieridae) that usually have the ground color of the wings white and are related to the sulphur butterflies
e whites plural : TEETH —used in the phrase pearly whites
4 whites plural : LEUKORRHEA
5 : a person belonging to a light-skinned race
6 often capitalized : a member of a conservative or reactionary political group
white verb
whited; whiting
Definition of white (Entry 3 of 13)
transitive verb
archaic
: WHITEN