HyperDic: whiteness

English > 3 senses of the word *whiteness*:
NOUN	attribute	whiteness, white	the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
	state	whiteness, purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence	the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong
	attribute	whiteness	lightness or fairness of complexion

whiteness > pronunciation
Sounds	hhway'tnahs; way'tnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *whiteness*: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black).
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

English > *whiteness*: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil.
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

English > *whiteness*: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	lightness or fairness of complexion.
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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