Word Meaning

Meaning of white

- Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
- Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
- Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
- Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
- Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
- The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
- Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
- Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
- A white pigment; as, Venice white.
- Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
- To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

Crossword clue for white

- Ashen
- Chess player opening first
- Eye part
- first turn in chess
- Pale
- Part of egg found by ant
- Snooker ball colour
- Very pale