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The definition of white
35 Definitions of: white
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- adjective, having no hue due to the reflection of all or almost all incident light. Compare black
- adjective, (of light, such as sunlight) consisting of all the colours of the spectrum or produced by certain mixtures of three additive primary colours, such as red, green, and blue
- adjective, comparatively white or whitish-grey in colour or having parts of this colour
- adjective, (of an animal) having pale-coloured or white skin, fur, or feathers
- adjective, bloodless or pale, as from pain, emotion, etc
- adjective, (of hair, a beard, etc) silvery or grey, usually from age
- adjective, benevolent or without malicious intent
- adjective, colourless or transparent
- adjective, capped with or accompanied by snow
- adjective, counterrevolutionary, very conservative, or royalist. Compare Red
- adjective, blank, as an unprinted area of a page
- adjective, (of wine) made from pale grapes or from black grapes separated from their skins
- adjective, a) (of coffee or tea) with milk or cream b) (of bread) made with white flour
- adjective, physics having or characterized by a continuous distribution of energy, wavelength, or frequency
- adjective, honourable or generous
- adjective, (of armour) made completely of iron or steel (esp in the phrase white harness)
- adjective, morally unblemished
- adjective, (of times, seasons, etc) auspicious; favourable
- adjective, having a fair complexion; blond
- adjective, bleed white to deprive slowly of resources
- adjective, whiter than white a) extremely clean and white b) very pure, honest, and moral
- noun, a white colour
- noun, the condition or quality of being white; whiteness
- noun, the white or lightly coloured part or area of something
- noun, the viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of a bird's egg, esp a hen's egg; albumen
- noun, anatomy the white part (sclera) of the eyeball
- noun, any of various butterflies of the family Pieridae. See large white, small white, cabbage white
- noun, chess draughts a) a white or light-coloured piece or square b) the player playing with such pieces
- noun, anything that has or is characterized by a white colour, such as a white paint or pigment, a white cloth, a white ball in billiards
- noun, an unprinted area of a page
- noun, archery a) the outer ring of the target, having the lowest score b) a shot or arrow hitting this ring
- noun, fairness of complexion
- noun, in the white (of wood or furniture) left unpainted or unvarnished
- verb, to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)
- verb, to make or become white ▷ See also white out ▷ See also, whites
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of white