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Dictionary definition · White

noun

  1. a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
  2. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
  3. 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)
  4. 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"
  5. Australian writer (1912-1990)
  6. (board games) the lighter pieces
  7. United States political journalist (1915-1986)

verb

  1. turn white"This detergent will whiten your laundry"

adjective

  1. 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"
  2. of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration"voting patterns within the white population"
  3. free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied"in shining white armor"
  4. marked by the presence of snow"a white Christmas"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).