WHITE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (usually in the plural) trousers
   Synonym(s)
   • flannel (what does flannel mean?)
   • gabardine (what does gabardine mean?)
   • tweed (what does tweed mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) white is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trousers (what does trousers mean?)
   • pants (what does pants mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (board games) the lighter pieces
   Hypernyms(s) white is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • man (what does man mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
   Synonym(s)
   • whiteness (what does whiteness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) white is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • achromatic color (what does achromatic color mean?)
   • achromatic colour (what does achromatic colour mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • blackness (what does blackness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • alabaster (what does alabaster mean?)
   • bleach (what does bleach mean?)
   • bone (what does bone mean?)
   • ivory (what does ivory mean?)
   • pearl (what does pearl mean?)
   • off-white (what does off-white mean?)
   • chalk (what does chalk mean?)
   • frostiness (what does frostiness mean?)
   • hoariness (what does hoariness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • whiten (what does whiten mean?)
   • white (what does white mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
   Synonym(s)
   • White River (what does White River mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • river (what does river mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a member of the Caucasoid race
   Synonym(s)
   • Caucasian (what does Caucasian mean?)
   • white person (what does white person mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Aryan (what does Aryan mean?)
   • Circassian (what does Circassian mean?)
   • paleface (what does paleface mean?)
   • Semite (what does Semite mean?)
   • Kassite (what does Kassite mean?)
   • Cassite (what does Cassite mean?)
   • Elamite (what does Elamite mean?)
   • white man (what does white man mean?)
   • white woman (what does white woman mean?)
   • white trash (what does white trash mean?)
   • poor white trash (what does poor white trash mean?)
   • poor white (what does poor white mean?)
   • whitey (what does whitey mean?)
   • honky (what does honky mean?)
   • honkey (what does honkey mean?)
   • honkie (what does honkie mean?)
   • WASP (what does WASP mean?)
   • white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (what does white Anglo-Saxon Protestant mean?)
6. Meaning
   • United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
   Synonym(s)
   • Andrew D. White (what does Andrew D. White mean?)
   • Andrew Dickson White (what does Andrew Dickson White mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • educator (what does educator mean?)
   • pedagogue (what does pedagogue mean?)
7. Meaning
   • United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
   Synonym(s)
   • E. B. White (what does E. B. White mean?)
   • Elwyn Brooks White (what does Elwyn Brooks White mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • writer (what does writer mean?)
   • author (what does author mean?)
8. Meaning
   • United States architect (1853-1906)
   Synonym(s)
   • Stanford White (what does Stanford White mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • architect (what does architect mean?)
   • designer (what does designer mean?)
9. Meaning
   • United States political journalist (1915-1986)
   Synonym(s)
   • T. H. White (what does T. H. White mean?)
   • Theodore Harold White (what does Theodore Harold White mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • journalist (what does journalist mean?)
10. Meaning
    • Australian writer (1912-1990)
    Synonym(s)
    • Patrick Victor Martindale White (what does Patrick Victor Martindale White mean?)
    • Patrick White (what does Patrick White mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) White is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • writer (what does writer mean?)
    • author (what does author mean?)

WHITE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • turn white
   Synonym(s)
   • whiten (what does whiten mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This detergent will whiten your laundry
   Hypernyms(s) white is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • blacken (what does blacken mean?)
   • melanize (what does melanize mean?)
   • melanise (what does melanise mean?)
   • nigrify (what does nigrify mean?)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bleach (what does bleach mean?)
   • blanco (what does blanco mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • white (what does white mean?)
   • whiteness (what does whiteness mean?)
   • bleaching agent (what does bleaching agent mean?)
   • bleach (what does bleach mean?)
   • blanching agent (what does blanching agent mean?)
   • whitener (what does whitener mean?)
   • whitening (what does whitening mean?)
   • lightening (what does lightening mean?)

WHITE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
   Synonym(s)
   • caucasian (what does caucasian mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • voting patterns within the white population
   Antonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   Similar To
   • caucasoid (what does caucasoid mean?)
   • light-skinned (what does light-skinned mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
   Usage Example(s)
   • white nights
   Similar To
   • light (what does light mean?)
3. Meaning
   • being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
   • having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
   Synonym(s)
   • achromatic (what does achromatic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • as white as fresh snow
   • a bride’’s white dress
   Antonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • achromatic (what does achromatic mean?)
   Similar To
   • albescent (what does albescent mean?)
   See Also
   • light (what does light mean?)
   • light-colored (what does light-colored mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • value (what does value mean?)
4. Meaning
   • ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion
   Synonym(s)
   • ashen (what does ashen mean?)
   • blanched (what does blanched mean?)
   • bloodless (what does bloodless mean?)
   • livid (what does livid mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • colorless (what does colorless mean?)
   • colourless (what does colourless mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (of hair) having lost its color
   Synonym(s)
   • whitened (what does whitened mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the white hairs of old age
   Similar To
   • colorless (what does colorless mean?)
   • colourless (what does colourless mean?)
6. Meaning
   • dressed (or especially habited) in white
   Usage Example(s)
   • white nuns
   Similar To
   • clothed (what does clothed mean?)
   • clad (what does clad mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (of coffee) having cream or milk added
   Similar To
   • diluted (what does diluted mean?)
   • dilute (what does dilute mean?)
8. Meaning
   • of a surface
   • not written or printed on
   Synonym(s)
   • blank (what does blank mean?)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • blank pages
   • fill in the blank spaces
   • a clean page
   • wide white margins
   Similar To
   • empty (what does empty mean?)
9. Meaning
   • benevolent
   • without malicious intent
   Usage Example(s)
   • white magic
   • a white lie
   • that’’s white of you
   Similar To
   • good (what does good mean?)
10. Meaning
    • glowing white with heat
    Synonym(s)
    • white-hot (what does white-hot mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • white flames
    • a white-hot center of the fire
    Similar To
    • hot (what does hot mean?)
11. Meaning
    • restricted to whites only
    Synonym(s)
    • lily-white (what does lily-white mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains
    • a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization
    Similar To
    • segregated (what does segregated mean?)
    • unintegrated (what does unintegrated mean?)
12. Meaning
    • marked by the presence of snow
    Synonym(s)
    • snowy (what does snowy mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a white Christmas
    • the white hills of a northern winter
    Similar To
    • covered (what does covered mean?)
13. Meaning
    • free from moral blemish or impurity
    • unsullied
    Usage Example(s)
    • in shining white armor
    Similar To
    • pure (what does pure mean?)