Word: White
How to pronounce: waɪt
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black.
Example sentences: "A sheet of white paper"
2. Belonging to or denoting a human group having light-colored skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction)Relating to white people.
Example sentences: "A white farming community"
3. Counterrevolutionary or reactionary.
Noun
Definitions:
1. White color or pigment.
Example sentences: "Garnet-red flowers flecked with white"
2. The visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris.
Example sentences: "Viral conjunctivitis can spread to the cornea, the white of the eye."
3. The outer part (white when cooked) which surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen.
Example sentences: "Cook the eggs long enough to solidify the whites, but the yolks remain somewhat runny."
4. A member of a light-skinned people, especially one of European extraction.
Example sentences: "Wisdom teeth problems are more common among European whites."
5. A white or cream butterfly that has dark veins or spots on the wings. It can be a serious crop pest.
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Paint or turn (something) white.
Synonyms:
pale
gray
blank
clean
fair
innocent
white guard
whitey
white man
albino
albumen
snowwhite
caucasian
pure
bloodless
livid
uncolored
colorless
Antonyms:
nonwhite
Derivations:
whit
whiting
whiteboard
whitish
whiten
whiteness
whitening
whitened
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White in Other Languages...
Spanish: Blanco
German: Weiß
French: Blanc
Italian: Bianco
Turkish: Beyazlık
