NOUN | attribute | whiteness, white | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) |
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state | whiteness, purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong | |
attribute | whiteness | lightness or fairness of complexion |
Sounds | hhway'tnahs; way'tnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black). | |
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Synonym | white | |
Narrower | alabaster | A very light white |
bleach | The whiteness that results from removing the color from something | |
bone, ivory, pearl, off-white | A shade of white the color of bleached bones | |
chalk | A pure flat white with little reflectance | |
frostiness, hoariness | A silvery-white color | |
Broader | achromatic color, achromatic colour | A color lacking hue |
Opposite | black, blackness, inkiness | The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) |
Spanish | blanco, blancura | |
Catalan | blanc, blancor | |
Adjectives | white | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness |
Meaning | The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil. | |
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Synonyms | purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence | |
Narrower | cleanness | Without moral defects |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Spanish | pureza | |
Catalan | puresa | |
Adjectives | white | free from moral blemish or impurity |
Meaning | lightness or fairness of complexion. | |
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Example | "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering" | |
Broader | complexion, skin color, skin colour | The coloring of a person's face |
Spanish | blancura |
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