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white

/waɪt/
noun
  1. The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

  2. A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.

verb
  1. To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

adjective
  1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    "Write in black ink on white paper."

  2. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. Designated for use by Caucasians.

    "white drinking fountain"

Synonymsfair, pale
Antonymsblack, black, nonwhite, unwhite, tanned

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