white

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.

2. 2superlative

   Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.

3. 3superlative

   Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.

4. 4superlative

   Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.

5. 5superlative

   Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.

6. 6superlative

   Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.

7. 7noun

   The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.

8. 8noun

   Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.

9. 9noun

   Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.

10. 10noun

    A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.

11. 11noun

    A white pigment; as, Venice white.

12. 12noun

    Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

13. 13transitive verb

    To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

14. 14noun

    (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

    Synonyms

    flannelgabardinetweed
15. 15noun

    (board games) the lighter pieces

16. 16noun

    the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

    Synonyms

    whiteness
17. 17noun

    the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

    "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

    Synonyms

    albumenovalbumin
18. 18noun

    a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

19. 19noun

    a member of the Caucasoid race

    Synonyms

    caucasian
20. 20noun

    United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

21. 21noun

    United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

22. 22noun

    United States architect (1853-1906)

23. 23noun

    United States political journalist (1915-1986)

24. 24noun

    Australian writer (1912-1990)

25. 25noun

    United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

26. 26verb

    turn white

    "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

    Synonyms

    whiten
27. 27adjective

    of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

    "voting patterns within the white population"

28. 28adjective

    of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

    "white nights"

29. 29adjective

    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

    "as white as fresh snow"

    "a bride's white dress"

30. 30adjective

    anemic looking from illness or emotion- Mary W. Shelley

    "a face turned ashen"

    "the invalid's blanched cheeks"

    Synonyms

    ashenblanchedbloodlesslivid
31. 31adjective

    (of hair) having lost its color

    "the white hairs of old age"

    Synonyms

    whitened
32. 32adjective

    (of coffee) having cream or milk added

33. 33adjective

    (of a surface) not written or printed on

    "blank pages"

    "fill in the blank spaces"

    Synonyms

    blankclean
34. 34adjective

    benevolent; without malicious intent

    "that's white of you"

35. 35adjective

    glowing white with heat

    "white flames"

    "a white-hot center of the fire"

36. 36adjective

    restricted to whites only

    "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"

    "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"

37. 37adjective

    marked by the presence of snow

    "a white Christmas"

    "the white hills of a northern winter"

    Synonyms

    snowy
38. 38adjective

    free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

    "in shining white armor"