white
About 183.83 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Write in black ink on white paper.
- adjective Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- adjective Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- adjective By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- adjective Designated for use by Caucasians.
white drinking fountain
- adjective Relatively light or pale in colour.
white wine
- adjective Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- adjective Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
Similar words
lily-white whiteness whiten snowy white-hot hot colorless achromatic light covered
Often followed by
house and man men people paper or women as
Word family
Andrew Dickson White Byron Raymond White Edward Douglass White Elwyn Brooks White Gilbert White Patrick Victor Martindale White Stanford White White Whites whited
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