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white (hwīt, wīt)

adjective whit′er, whit′·est

  1. 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
  2. of a light or pale color; specif.,
    1. gray; silvery; hoary
    2. very blond
    3. pale; wan; pallid; ashen a face white with terror
    4. light-yellow or amber
    5. blank: said of a space unmarked by printing, writing, etc.
    6. of a light-gray color and lustrous appearance: said of silver and other metals
    7. made of silver
    8. snowy a white Christmas
  3. lacking color; colorless white creme de menthe
  4. clothed in white; wearing a white habit the white Friars
  5. morally or spiritually pure; spotless; innocent
  6. free from evil intent; relatively harmless white magic, a white lie
    1. having a light-colored skin; Caucasoid
    2. of, controlled by, or restricted to Caucasoids
    3. ☆

      Etymology: < notions of racial superiority

      Slang honest; honorable; fair; decent
  8. being at white heat
  9. reactionary, counterrevolutionary, or royalist, as opposed to red ()
  10. 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

    1. white color
    2. a white pigment, paint, or dye
  2. the state of being white; specif.,
    1. fairness of complexion
    2. purity; innocence
  3. a white or light-colored part; specif.,
    1. the albumen of an egg
    2. the white part of the eyeball
    3. a blank space in printing, writing, etc.
    4. the white or light-colored part of meat, wood, etc.
  4. something white or light-colored; specif.,
    1. white cloth
    2. white garments or vestments; white uniform
    3. a white breed, esp. of pig
    4. a highly refined, usually bleached flour
    5. white bread
    6. white wine
    7. Chess the player or side with the white or lighter-colored pieces
  5. a person with a light-colored skin; member of the Caucasoid division of humans
  6. a member of a reactionary or counterrevolutionary faction, party, etc. in certain European countries
  7. leukorrhea
  8. Archery
    1. Archaic a white target
    2. the outermost ring of a target
    3. a hit on this ring

transitive verb whit′ed, whit′·ing

  1. to make white; whiten
  2. 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)

  1. White, Byron R(aymond) 1917-2002; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1962-93)

  2. White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) 1899-1985; U.S. writer

  3. White, Edward Douglass 1845-1921; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1910-21)

  4. White, Gilbert 1720-93; Eng. naturalist & clergyman: author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne

  5. White, Patrick (Victor Martindale) 1912-90; Austral. writer

  6. hwīt, wīt

    White, Stanford (stan′fərd) 1853-1906; U.S. architect

  7. White, Walter (Francis) 1893-1955; U.S. author & civil rights leader

white Synonyms

white

modif.

  1. The color of fresh snow

    ivory, silvery, snow-white, snowy, frosted, milky, milky-white, chalky, pearly, blanched, bleached, ashen, pale, wan, albescent.

    Antonyms dark*, black*, dirty. *

  2. Colorless

    clear, transparent, clean, blank, spotless, pure, unalloyed, neutral, achromatic, achromic.

    Antonyms colored*, chromatic*, mixed. *

  3. Concerning the white race

    fair-skinned, light-complexioned, Caucasian, light-skinned, ruddy-faced; see also European, western 2.

    Antonyms black*, Negro*, negroid. *

  4. *Honorable

    decent, splendid, kind, courageous, good-natured, considerate.

  5. Pale

    ashen, wan, pallid; see pale 1.

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.