white
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/waɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.
- White wine.
verb
- To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
adjective
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.“Write in black ink on white paper.”
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Designated for use by Caucasians.“white drinking fountain”
- Relatively light or pale in colour.“white birch”
Related words
Synonyms
fairpalelily-whitewhitenesswhitensnowywhite-hothotcolorlessachromaticlightcoveredtweedflannelgabardinecladclotheddiluted