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whiteness

Dictionary definition · whiteness

noun

  1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
  2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
  3. lightness or fairness of complexion"only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).