Adjective Definition

white

1.Definition: (of a surface) not written or printed on

"Wide white margins"

Related Adjective(s):blank, clean


2.Definition: (of coffee) having cream or milk added


3.Definition: (of hair) having lost its color

"The white hairs of old age"

Related Adjective(s):whitened


4.Definition: anemic looking from illness or emotion

"Lips white with terror", "A face white with rage"

Related Adjective(s):ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid


5.Definition: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

"As white as fresh snow", "A bride's white dress"


6.Definition: benevolent; without malicious intent

"That's white of you"


7.Definition: free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

"In shining white armor"


8.Definition: glowing white with heat

"White flames", "A white-hot center of the fire"


9.Definition: marked by the presence of snow

"A white Christmas", "The white hills of a northern winter"

Related Adjective(s):snowy


10.Definition: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

"Voting patterns within the white population"


11.Definition: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

"White nights"


12.Definition: restricted to whites only

"Under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains", "A lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"




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