Definition of Whiteness

White´ness
n.1.The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
2.Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
3.Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.
- Byron.
4.Nakedness.
5.(Zool.) A flock of swans.


Related Words

achromatic color, achromatic colour, alabaster, bleach, bone, chalk, frostiness, hoariness, ivory, off-white, pearl, white


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