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Overview of adj white The adj white has 14 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (65) white, achromatic -- (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") 2. (15) white -- (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population") 3. white -- ((of wine) almost colorless; "white wines such as chardonnays or rieslings"; "a white burgundy"; "white Italian wines") 4. white -- (free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor") 5. white, snowy -- (marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter") 6. white, lily-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") 7. white, white-hot -- (glowing white with heat; "white flames"; a white-hot center of the fire") 8. white -- (benevolent; without malicious intent; "white magic"; "a white lie"; "that's white of you") 9. blank, clean, white -- (of a surface; not written or printed on "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins") 10. white -- ((of coffee) having cream or milk added) 11. white -- (dressed (or especially habited) in white; "white nuns") 12. white, whitened -- ((of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age") 13. ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white -- (ash-colored or 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") 14. white -- (of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights") Antonyms of adj white 14 senses of white Sense 1 white (vs. black), achromatic black (vs. white), achromatic Sense 2 white (vs. black) black (vs. white) => African-American, Afro-American => colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned => negro => negroid Sense 3 white (vs. red) red (vs. white) Sense 4 white INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 5 white, snowy INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> uncovered Sense 6 white, lily-white INDIRECT (VIA segregated) -> integrated Sense 7 white, white-hot INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold Sense 8 white INDIRECT (VIA good) -> evil, wicked Sense 9 blank, clean, white INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full Sense 10 white INDIRECT (VIA diluted) -> undiluted Sense 11 white INDIRECT (VIA clothed) -> unclothed Sense 12 white, whitened INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Sense 13 ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Sense 14 white INDIRECT (VIA light) -> dark Similarity of adj white 14 senses of white Sense 1 white (vs. black), achromatic => albescent Also See-> light#2, light-colored#1 Sense 2 white (vs. black) => caucasian, caucasoid => light-skinned Sense 3 white (vs. red) Sense 4 white => pure (vs. impure) Sense 5 white, snowy => covered (vs. uncovered) Sense 6 white, lily-white => segregated (vs. integrated), unintegrated Sense 7 white, white-hot => hot (vs. cold) Sense 8 white => good (vs. evil) Sense 9 blank, clean, white => empty (vs. full) Sense 10 white => diluted (vs. undiluted), dilute Sense 11 white => clothed (vs. unclothed), clad Sense 12 white, whitened => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Sense 13 ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Sense 14 white => light (vs. dark) Attributes of adj white 1 of 14 senses of white Sense 1 white (vs. black), achromatic => value Familiarity of adj white white used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 14) Grep of adj white black-and-white black and white lily-white milk-white off-white pearly-white snow-white white white-collar white-haired white-hot white-lipped white-livered white-tie whitened whitewashed Overview of adj white The adj white has 14 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (65) white, achromatic -- (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") 2. (15) white -- (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population") 3. white -- ((of wine) almost colorless; "white wines such as chardonnays or rieslings"; "a white burgundy"; "white Italian wines") 4. white -- (free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor") 5. white, snowy -- (marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter") 6. white, lily-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") 7. white, white-hot -- (glowing white with heat; "white flames"; a white-hot center of the fire") 8. white -- (benevolent; without malicious intent; "white magic"; "a white lie"; "that's white of you") 9. blank, clean, white -- (of a surface; not written or printed on "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins") 10. white -- ((of coffee) having cream or milk added) 11. white -- (dressed (or especially habited) in white; "white nuns") 12. white, whitened -- ((of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age") 13. ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white -- (ash-colored or 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") 14. white -- (of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights")
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