adjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
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- having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- as white as fresh snow
- a bride's white dress
adjective
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
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- voting patterns within the white population
adjective
free from moral blemish or impurity
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- unsullied
- in shining white armor
adjective
marked by the presence of snow
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- a white Christmas
- the white hills of a northern winter
adjective
restricted to whites only
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- under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains
- a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization
adjective
glowing white with heat
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- white flames
- a white-hot center of the fire
adjective
benevolent
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- without malicious intent
- that's white of you
adjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
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- blank pages
- fill in the blank spaces
- a clean page
- wide white margins
adjective
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
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adjective
(of hair) having lost its color
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- the white hairs of old age
adjective
anemic looking from illness or emotion
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- a face turned ashen
- the invalid's blanched cheeks
- tried to speak with bloodless lips
- a face livid with shock
- lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley
- lips white with terror
- a face white with rage
adjective
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
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- white nights