Meaning of WHITENESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'wItnis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) |
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| | Synonyms: | | white |
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| | Antonyms: | | black, blackness | | |
| | See Also: | | achromatic color, achromatic colour, alabaster, bleach, bone, chalk, frostiness, hoariness, ivory, off-white, pearl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \White"ness\, n. [AS. hw[=i]tness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or
freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
--Chaucer.
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,
grief, etc. ``The whiteness in thy cheek.'' --Shak.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men
o'er him wept. --Byron.
4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of swans.
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