white Definition
white (hwīt, wīt)
adjective whit′er, whit′·est
- having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated, transmitted, or reflected light containing all of the visible rays of the spectrum; opposite to black
- of a light or pale color; specif.,
- gray; silvery; hoary
- very blond
- pale; wan; pallid; ashen a face white with terror
- light-yellow or amber
- blank: said of a space unmarked by printing, writing, etc.
- of a light-gray color and lustrous appearance: said of silver and other metals
- made of silver
- snowy a white Christmas
- lacking color; colorless white creme de menthe
- clothed in white; wearing a white habit the white Friars
- morally or spiritually pure; spotless; innocent
- free from evil intent; relatively harmless white magic, a white lie
- having a light-colored skin; Caucasoid
- of, controlled by, or restricted to Caucasoids
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Etymology: < notions of racial superiority
Slang honest; honorable; fair; decent
- being at white heat
- reactionary, counterrevolutionary, or royalist, as opposed to red ()
- Rare happy; fortunate; auspicious: said of times and seasons
Etymology: ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE *kweid-, to gleam, bright, white > wheat, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle
noun
- white color
- a white pigment, paint, or dye
- the state of being white; specif.,
- fairness of complexion
- purity; innocence
- a white or light-colored part; specif.,
- the albumen of an egg
- the white part of the eyeball
- a blank space in printing, writing, etc.
- the white or light-colored part of meat, wood, etc.
- something white or light-colored; specif.,
- white cloth
- white garments or vestments; white uniform
- a white breed, esp. of pig
- a highly refined, usually bleached flour
- white bread
- white wine
- Chess the player or side with the white or lighter-colored pieces
- a person with a light-colored skin; member of the Caucasoid division of humans
- a member of a reactionary or counterrevolutionary faction, party, etc. in certain European countries
- leukorrhea
- Archery
- Archaic a white target
- the outermost ring of a target
- a hit on this ring
transitive verb whit′ed, whit′·ing
- to make white; whiten
- to leave blank spaces in or around (printed or written matter, illustrations, etc.): often with out
Etymology: ME whiten < OE hwitian < the adj.
white Idioms
bleed white
to drain (a person) completely of money, resources, etc.
White Definition
White (hwīt, wīt)
White, Byron R(aymond) 1917-2002; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1962-93)
White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) 1899-1985; U.S. writer
White, Edward Douglass 1845-1921; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1910-21)
White, Gilbert 1720-93; Eng. naturalist & clergyman: author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
White, Patrick (Victor Martindale) 1912-90; Austral. writer
- hwīt, wīt
White, Stanford (stan′fərd) 1853-1906; U.S. architect
White, Walter (Francis) 1893-1955; U.S. author & civil rights leader
white Synonyms
white
modif.
The color of fresh snow
ivory, silvery, snow-white, snowy, frosted, milky, milky-white, chalky, pearly, blanched, bleached, ashen, pale, wan, albescent. Colorless
clear, transparent, clean, blank, spotless, pure, unalloyed, neutral, achromatic, achromic. Concerning the white race
fair-skinned, light-complexioned, Caucasian, light-skinned, ruddy-faced; see also European, western 2.*Honorable
decent, splendid, kind, courageous, good-natured, considerate. Pale
white Usage Examples
Object
sepulcher: Yarm is the worst sort of town: a whited sepulcher.
Converse of object
- whisk: In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.
- beat: Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then add to mixture.
Adjective modifier
- non-hispanic: The denial of low-educated married women to add to non-hispanic whites are.
- pure: The plants have seeded themselves around the garden and are in all shades from deep pink to pure white.
- bluish: As the formation moved through the sky, the lights changed in color from a bluish white to orange and back to bluish white.
- painted: They are of brick and timber and painted white.
- brilliant: The object now changed from a brilliant white to a duller or dimmer light with an orange tinge.
- greenish: There flowers are white, pinkish or greenish white.
Modifies a noun
- paper: The white paper must move beyond broad concepts to the problems of practice.
- wine: Hard Cheese responds well to soaking in a robust white wine.
- photograph: In a corner Grant's Daisy #6, a small black and white photograph, is a quiet yet dark presence.
- shirt: How fine he looked in his clean, white shirt.
- flower: In summer the plant has small white flowers that are followed by bright red berries.
- beach: The white, sandy beach that slopes gently into the turquoise blue water is considered to be one of the finest on the island.
Used with adjective complement
- paint: The carved picture squares can be sandblasted or painted white again for future art projects.
- bleach: He had let his beard grow, and the rim of fair hair had been bleached almost white by the sunlight.
- bleed: Equally, ' to bleed white ' the French Army was not a plausible and appropriate objective at this time.
Noun used with modifier
egg: Making liquid egg white the purest form of protein, known to man.
Preposition: with
pinch: Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then add to mixture.
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