white

nouns

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
white, whiteness
antonym
black
the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
"she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
albumen, egg white, ovalbumin, white
(board games) the lighter pieces
white
antonym
black
domain category
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
checkers, draughts
domain category
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess, chess game
is a type of (narrower)
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
man, piece
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
flannel, gabardine, tweed, white

verbs

turn white
"This detergent will whiten your laundry"
white, whiten

adjectives

being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
"as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
white
is derived from
whiteness
antonym
black
is similar to
becoming or shading into white
albescent
see also
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
light, light-colored
is an attribute of
relative darkness or lightness of a color
"I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
value
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
"voting patterns within the white population"
white
is derived from
White
antonym
black
is similar to
of or relating to Caucasian people
Caucasian, Caucasoid
is similar to
having little skin pigmentation
light-skinned
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
"in shining white armor"
white
is derived from
whiteness
is similar to
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
pure
marked by the presence of snow
"a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
snowy, white
restricted to whites only
"under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
lily-white, white
glowing white with heat
"white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
white, white-hot
benevolent; without malicious intent
"that's white of you"
white
is similar to
morally admirable
good
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
blank, clean, white
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
white
is similar to
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
"diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
dilute, diluted
(of hair) having lost its color
"the white hairs of old age"
white, whitened
anemic looking from illness or emotion
"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"
ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
"white nights"
white
is similar to
characterized by or emitting light
"a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
light