white
white · adjective
Definitions
adjective
- 1.
Of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light.
- 2.
Very pale in color.
- 3.
Relating to or denoting a person with light-colored skin.
- 4.
(Of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream.
- 5.
The color white; the lightest color.
- 6.
The white part of something (such as an egg).
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Etymology
From Old English "hwit," from Proto-Germanic "hwitaz," from Proto-Indo-European "kweytos" meaning "bright, white." Cognate with German "weiss" and Dutch "wit."