Dictionary definition · White
noun
- a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water"she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
- Australian writer (1912-1990)
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- United States political journalist (1915-1986)
verb
- turn white"This detergent will whiten your laundry"
adjective
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light"as white as fresh snow"
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration"voting patterns within the white population"
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied"in shining white armor"
- marked by the presence of snow"a white Christmas"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).