white, adj.
freq. cnt. 76
freq. cnt. 76
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 61
white
sample sentences
"as white as fresh snow""a bride's white dress"
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
white
sample sentences
"voting patterns within the white population"
semantic pointers
similar to
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
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white
anemic looking from illness or emotion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
ashen blanched bloodless livid white
sample sentences
"a face turned ashen""the invalid's blanched cheeks"
"tried to speak with bloodless lips"
"a face livid with shock"
"lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley
"lips white with terror"
"a face white with rage"
semantic pointers
similar to
(of hair) having lost its color
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white whitened
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
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white
semantic pointers
similar to
(of a surface) not written or printed on
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
blank clean white
sample sentences
"blank pages""fill in the blank spaces"
"a clean page"
"wide white margins"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
benevolent; without malicious intent
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white
glowing white with heat
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white white-hot
restricted to whites only
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lily-white white
sample sentences
"under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains""a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
semantic pointers
similar to
marked by the presence of snow
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snowy white
sample sentences
"a white Christmas""the white hills of a northern winter"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
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white