About The Word Whiteness
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Whiteness
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What's The Definition Of Whiteness?
[n] the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Whiteness: white Related Terms | Find terms related to Whiteness: See Also | achromatic color | achromatic colour | alabaster | bleach | bone | chalk | frostiness | hoariness | ivory | off-white | pearl Whiteness In Webster's Dictionary \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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