white
adjective
[ wʌɪt ]
• of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black.
• "a sheet of white paper"
Similar:
colourless,
unpigmented,
undyed,
bleached,
natural,
snowy,
milky,
chalky,
snow white,
snowy white,
milk white,
milky white,
chalk white,
chalky white,
ivory,
pale,
clear,
transparent,
grey,
silver,
silvery,
hoary,
grizzled,
albino,
• belonging to or denoting a human group having light-coloured skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction).
• "a white farming community"
• counter-revolutionary or reactionary.
white
noun
• white colour or pigment.
• "garnet-red flowers flecked with white"
• the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris.
• the outer part (white when cooked) which surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen.
• a member of a light-skinned people, especially one of European extraction.
• a white or cream butterfly which has dark veins or spots on the wings and can be a serious crop pest.
white
verb
• paint or turn (something) white.
• "your passion hath whited your face"
Origin:
late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.
