white

white · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light.

  2. 2.

    Very pale in color.

  3. 3.

    Relating to or denoting a person with light-colored skin.

  4. 4.

    (Of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream.

  5. 5.

    The color white; the lightest color.

  6. 6.

    The white part of something (such as an egg).

Related words

Antonyms: black, dark
See also: black, bright, color, pale
Synonyms: ivory, pale, snow-colored

Etymology

From Old English "hwit," from Proto-Germanic "hwitaz," from Proto-Indo-European "kweytos" meaning "bright, white." Cognate with German "weiss" and Dutch "wit."