white
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Adjective 4 meanings
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
“Write in black ink on white paper.”
Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Noun 4 meanings
The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
White wine.
Verb 1 meaning
To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whit, hwit, from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós, a byform of *ḱweytós (“bright; shine”).
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WHITE at a glance
WHITE has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (W 4 + H 4 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #275 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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