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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