whiteness
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white
(wīt, hwīt)n.
1. The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast.
2. The white or nearly white part, as:
a. The albumen of an egg.
b. The white part of an eyeball.
c. A blank or unprinted area, as of an advertisement.
3. One that is white or nearly white, as:
a. whites Pieces of laundry having a white or nearly white color.
b. whites White pants or a white outfit of a special nature: tennis whites.
c. whites The white dress uniform of the US Navy or Coast Guard.
d. A white wine.
e. A white pigment.
f. A white breed, species, or variety of animal.
g. Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae, characteristically having chiefly white wings often with black markings.
h. also White A member of a racial group having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin.
i. often whites Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar.
4. Games
a. The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.
b. The player using these pieces.
5.
a. The outermost ring of an archery target.
b. A hit in this ring.
6. whites Medicine Leukorrhea.
7. White A member of a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war.
adj. whit·er, whit·est
1. Being of the color white; devoid of hue, as new snow.
2. Approaching the color white, as:
a. Weakly colored; almost colorless; pale: white wine.
b. Pale gray; silvery and lustrous: white hair.
c. Bloodless; blanched.
3. Light or whitish in color or having light or whitish parts. Used with animal and plant names.
4. also White Of or belonging to a racial group of people having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin, and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin: voting patterns within the white population.
5. Habited in white: white nuns.
6. Accompanied by or mantled with snow: a white Christmas.
7.
a. Incandescent: white flames.
b. Intensely heated; impassioned: white with fury.
8. White Of or relating to a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war.
9. With milk added. Used of tea or coffee.
10. Archaic Unsullied; pure.
tr.v. whit·ed, whit·ing, whites
Printing To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out.
white′ness n.
white•ness
(ˈʰwaɪt nɪs, ˈwaɪt-)n.
1. the quality or state of being white.
2. paleness.
3. purity.
4. a white substance.
[before 1000]
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| Noun | 1. | whiteness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) achromatic color, achromatic colour - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black alabaster - a very light white bleach - the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" chalk - a pure flat white with little reflectance hoariness, frostiness - a silvery-white color |
| 2. | whiteness - the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" cleanness - without moral defects | |
| 3. | whiteness - lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering" |
Translations
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whiteness
n → Weiße f; (of skin) → Helligkeit f; (due to illness etc) → Blässe f; the dazzling whiteness of … → das strahlende Weiß des/der …
white
(wait) adjective1. of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. The bride wore a white dress.
2. having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent. the first white man to explore Africa.
3. abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc. He went white with shock.
4. with milk in it. A white coffee, please.
noun1. the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. White and black are opposites.
2. a white-skinned person. racial trouble between blacks and whites.
3. (also ˈegg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk. This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.
4. (of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris. The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.
ˈwhiten verb to make or become white or whiter. She used a little bleach to whiten the sheets.
ˈwhiteness nounˈwhitening noun
a substance used to make certain things (eg tennis shoes) white again.
ˈwhitish adjective fairly white; close to white.
ˌwhite-ˈcollar adjective (of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc.
white elephant a useless, unwanted possession.
white horse noun (usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam.
ˌwhite-ˈhot adjective (of metals) so hot that they have turned white. a white-hot poker.
white lie a not very serious lie. I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.
ˈwhitewash noun a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls.
verb to cover with whitewash.
ˈwhitewashed adjectivewhite winewine
whiteness
n. blancura.