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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

white en · ADJ

Pronunciation

[ˈw̥ʌɪ̯t] (Scotland)
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[ˈw̥aɪ̯t]
/ˈʍaɪt/
/ˈʍʌɪt/ (Scotland)
(US) audio
[ˈwaɪ̯t] wine–whine merger
/ˈwaɪt/ wine–whine merger
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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”). Cognates * West Frisian wyt * Dutch wit * German weiß * German weiss * Norwegian Bokmål hvit * Norwegian Nynorsk kvit * Swedish vit * Danish hvid * Lithuanian šviẽsti (“to gleam”), šviesa (“light”) * Old Church Slavonic свѣтъ (světŭ, “light”), свѣтьлъ (světĭlŭ, “clear, bright”) * Persian سفید (sefid, “white”), Persian سپید (sepid, “white”) * Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (spaēta, “white”) * Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, “white, bright”)

Meanings

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- white as the whitest lily on a stream. c. 1878, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Holidays:
- Write in black ink on white paper.
- While some of the more exotic varieties are becoming more popular with nationwide growers, such as the pale pinkish white pineberry, local farms will frequently plant a few different varieties to best suit their region. 2022 May 9, Casey Barber, “Strawberry season has arrived. Here are tips for enjoying spring’s sweetest treat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022:
(capitalized, sometimes) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
(capitalized, sometimes) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- “In the United States of America, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.” 2025 December 21, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, quoting JD Vance, “Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- If you're from Africa, why are you white? 2004, Tina Fey, Mean Girls, spoken by Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried):
- […]more white corporations cognizant of the mounting purchasing power of the Negro consumer, have Negro representatives in the field[…]. 1949, Wendell P. Alston, “The Green Book”, in The Negro Motorist Green Book, New York: Victor H. Green, published 1949, page 3:
- Ms. Ringwald finds a few things about these films regrettable. One thing she found "significantly disturbing," she wrote, "was how white the films are." 2004 May 9, Michael Joseph Gross, “When the Losers Ruled in Teenage Movies”, in New York Times:
(capitalized, sometimes) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
(historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- white drinking fountain
- white hospital
Relatively light or pale in colour.
- white birch
- white wine
- white grapes
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Or whispering with white lips, "The foe! / They come! they come!" 1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […]; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin; by Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):
(of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
(of an animal) With leucism.
- Why should the birthplace of the gods in ancient Egyptian times align with the birthplace of the White Lions in our times? 2010, Linda Tucker, “Gold: Subterranean Sun” (chapter 21), in Mystery of the White Lions: Children of the Sun God, Hay House, page 218:
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
(qualifier:board games) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:
- The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass.
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- a white monk
(offensive, often, uncommon) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- 'The preacher had not proceeded far in his sermon,' said the man, ' before I thought him the whitest man I ever saw. My hat was instantly taken off and thrown under the seat, and I found myself listening with the most profound attention.' 1837, M. Huxley, in Timothy Mather Cooley, Sketches of the life and character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes, A. M., for many years pastor of a church in Rutland, Vt., and late in Granville, New-York, page 73
- ‘We've only met twice and you've been more than white to me both times.’ 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 12:
- “I’ll put you down at my club; and then, the governor will want to see you in the country.” / Jim had no idea of what was involved in being put down at a club, but he consented. “That ’s mighty white of you, old man, but I don’t know where I shall make down.” 1901, Hamlin Garland, Her Mountain Lover, page 51:
- White as thy fame, and as thy honour clear. 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Second Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
- ... the parson, [… 1867, Mark Twain, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches, George Routledge and Sons, page 36:
- No whiter page than Addison's remains. / He from the taste obscene reclaims our youth, / And sets the passions on the side of Truth, 1737, Alexander Pope, First Epistle of the Second Book of Horace; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 194:
- "So I'm here to say I'm sorry." Another big gulp. Troop heaved himself slowly off the locker he was sitting on and held out an eleven-inch hand. "I mistrusted 'twould do you sights o' good; an' this shows I weren't mistook in my jedgments^([sic])." "You're white," said Dan, as Harvey regained the deck, flushed to the tips of his ears. 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
- ... Rayner seems powerful anxious to get you on the paper. A good fellow is Rayner; as white a man as I ever knew; and he has as many old friends as would make a good-sized city. 1877, Walter Besant, James Rice, The Golden Butterfly, page 218:
- Even decency has been regarded as a white or Christian attribute, as is evidenced by the expression "that's very white of you" 1976, United Church of Christ, A.D., number 1, page 34:
- "I meant to act white by you," he answered. 1913, Edith Wharton, The Custom of the Country, Penguin, →ISBN, page 155:
- He's a fine fellow, this Gabriel Stanton, a white man all through 1916, Julia Frankau, Twilight:
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head / So old and white as this. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
- On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of the white days of his life. 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
- I am his white boy, and will not be gulled. c. 1626, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore:
Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- Aimée de Coigny had always adopted with enthusiasm the political views of her ruling lover and she had thus already held nearly every shade of opinion from red republicanism to white reaction. 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 163:
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Most often consisting of a budset pluck, a frost tea has the clarity and freshness of a white tea, with the richness and lingering finish of a finely crafted black tea. 2012, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook, →ISBN:
Not containing characters; see white space.
Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- Compare two Unicode symbols: ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; ☛ = "BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX"
Characterised by the presence of snow.
- a white Christmas
- a white Easter
(of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- For instance, tyro jousters in fifteenth-century Iberia wore “white armor,” while experienced men wore surcoats over their harness (Fallows 2010, 80), while fabric-covered breastplates are depicted in many examples of fifteenth-century northern European art. 2015 August 31, Albrecht Classen, Handbook of Medieval Culture, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
whiter	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
more white	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
whight		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
whyght		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
whitest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
most white	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
whyte		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
White		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (589)

sv ljushyad (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ta வெள் (bright and colourless) · bua сагаан (bright and colourless) · hu halvány (lacking tan) · ha bature (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · et valge (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · sv vit (bright and colourless) · mr सफेद (bright and colourless) · nl bleek (pale or pallid) · ngh ǃʻuri (bright and colourless) · non hvítr (bright and colourless) · hrx weis (bright and colourless) · shn ၶၢဝ် (bright and colourless) · ko 하얗다 (bright and colourless) · sc arvu (bright and colourless) · cni kitamaari (bright and colourless) · mwl branco (bright and colourless) · vec bianco (bright and colourless) · ar بيضا (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ang hwīt (bright and colourless) · nnr bindira (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · xsr དཀར་རུ (bright and colourless) · cy gwen (bright and colourless) · pl biały (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) · sk biely (bright and colourless) · jv putih (bright and colourless) · sat ᱯᱳᱱᱰ (bright and colourless) · nb kvit (bright and colourless) · gag ak (bright and colourless) · fa سِفید (bright and colourless) · ngh ǃuri (bright and colourless) · ota آق (bright and colourless) · tet mutin (bright and colourless) · ruo åb (bright and colourless) · so caddaan (bright and colourless) · es blanco (bright and colourless) · aot pibok (bright and colourless) · sl bel (bright and colourless) · pjt piṟanpa (bright and colourless) · nn kvit (bright and colourless) · nfr finge (bright and colourless) · ko 희다 (bright and colourless) · frr wit (bright and colourless) · cdo 白 (bright and colourless) · dgr degoo (bright and colourless) · sh bȉo (bright and colourless) · sv vit (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · zh бый (bright and colourless) · mdh maputi (bright and colourless) · rsk били (bright and colourless) · dlm blank (bright and colourless) · mr पांढरा (bright and colourless) · kmr vebiye (bright and colourless) · pot kche-mokman (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · km ស (bright and colourless) · ka თეთრი (bright and colourless) · ce кӏай (bright and colourless) · nia fusi (bright and colourless) · tk ak (bright and colourless) · it bianco (bright and colourless) · atj wapaw (bright and colourless) · zdj -eu (bright and colourless) · nl licht (relatively light or pale in colour) · nl wit (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) · ms abiad (bright and colourless) · inh кӏай (bright and colourless) · sq bardhë (bright and colourless) · sm sina (bright and colourless) · it bianco (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · lij giànco (bright and colourless) · gmy 𐀩𐀄𐀒 (bright and colourless) · msk mapoti (bright and colourless) · alt ак (bright and colourless) · ale quhmax̂ (bright and colourless) · frr witj (bright and colourless) · vot valka (bright and colourless) · ace puteh (bright and colourless) · bn ফরসা (relatively light or pale in colour) · bn সফেদ (bright and colourless) · fj vulavula (bright and colourless) · hu fehér (relatively light or pale in colour) · ota بیاض (relatively light or pale in colour) · is hvítur (bright and colourless) · ga bán (bright and colourless) · da hvid (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · be бе́лы (bright and colourless) · ltg boltons (bright and colourless) · ms puteh (bright and colourless) · om adii (bright and colourless) · vo vietik (bright and colourless) · xum 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (bright and colourless) · nnr gunya anggi (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · eve нё̄бати (bright and colourless) · lkt wasicu (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · tr beyaz (bright and colourless) · hu fehér (pale or pallid) · uk бліди́й (pale or pallid) · bg бял (designated for use by Caucasians) · otk 𐰀𐰴 (bright and colourless) · ist bianco (bright and colourless) · az ağdərili (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · eve гилтаня (bright and colourless) · fo hvítur (bright and colourless) · wbl ruxn (bright and colourless) · pt branco (bright and colourless) · bqi اسپید (bright and colourless) · apw łigai (bright and colourless) · de weiss (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · blk ဗွာ (bright and colourless) · fi harmaa (grey, as from old age) · ckt иԓгыԓьын (bright and colourless) · rap tea tea (bright and colourless) · gd geal (bright and colourless) · ood toha (bright and colourless) · bn সুফেদ (bright and colourless) · fi puhdas (honourable, fair, decent) · pl blady (pale or pallid) · ja 白人の (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ab ашкәакәа (bright and colourless) · bo དཀར་པོ (bright and colourless) · syl ꠗꠟꠣ (bright and colourless) · lv balts (bright and colourless) · shi ⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ (bright and colourless) · tn sweu (bright and colourless) · pl biały (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ru бе́лый (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) · ha feri (bright and colourless) · kn ಬಿಳಿ (bright and colourless) · sa श्वेत (bright and colourless) · bth buda (bright and colourless) · nay palpanggi (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · os урс (bright and colourless) · kpv еджыд (bright and colourless) · pon pwetepwet (bright and colourless) · xh mhlophe (bright and colourless) · es cándido (bright and colourless) · avd ایسبی (bright and colourless) · szl bioły (bright and colourless) · zku parkana (bright and colourless) · ts basa (bright and colourless) · cs bělošský (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · kw gwydn (bright and colourless) · mi tea (bright and colourless) · ln mpɛ́mbɛ́ (bright and colourless) · pl biały (designated for use by Caucasians) · fro blanc (bright and colourless) · am ነጭ (bright and colourless) · ota آق (designated for use by Caucasians) · cic tohbi' (bright and colourless) · fi vihreä (relatively light or pale in colour) · nds witt (bright and colourless) · unm òpsi (bright and colourless) · ug ئاق (bright and colourless) · pro blanc (bright and colourless) · hop qöötsa (bright and colourless) · ms kulit putih (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · dlg чээлкээ (bright and colourless) · sc arbu (bright and colourless) · gld чагдьан (bright and colourless) · vi trắng (bright and colourless) · ka თეთრკანიანი (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · uk бі́лий (bright and colourless) · fr blanc (bright and colourless) · as শুকুলা (bright and colourless) · sga find (bright and colourless) · ota آق (relatively light or pale in colour) · es grencho (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mns-nor я̄ӈк (bright and colourless) · be бе́лы (designated for use by Caucasians) · kjh ах (bright and colourless) · pms bianch (bright and colourless) · hu üres (typography: not containing characters) · tdd ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (bright and colourless) · tvl tea (bright and colourless) · pa ਗੋਰਾ (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · bn গোরা (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · qu yuraq (bright and colourless) · pcc haaul (bright and colourless) · mak kebo' (bright and colourless) · mt bojod (bright and colourless) · aho 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (bright and colourless) · bug ma-pute (bright and colourless) · pl biały (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · sh бе̏о (bright and colourless) · hu halvány (relatively light or pale in colour) · ota بیاض (designated for use by Caucasians) · pa ਚਿੱਟਾ (bright and colourless) · pot Chemokman (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · gor puti'o (bright and colourless) · hu fehér (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · chr ᎤᏁᎦ (bright and colourless) · mn ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ (bright and colourless) · kl qaqortoq (bright and colourless) · ms ابيض (bright and colourless) · quc saq (bright and colourless) · es albar (bright and colourless) · gv bane (bright and colourless) · kmr spî (bright and colourless) · jje 헤양ᄒᆞ다 (bright and colourless) · ar قوقازية (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · sv vit (politics: anti-revolutionary) · ngh ǃʻuria (bright and colourless) · ps سپين (bright and colourless) · haw kea (bright and colourless) · ryu 白さん (bright and colourless) · esu kass'aq (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · lb wäiss (bright and colourless) · my ဖြူ (bright and colourless) · sh бе̑л (bright and colourless) · ru бе́лый (pale or pallid) · el λευκός (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mww dawb (bright and colourless) · zku pinti miyu (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ar بيض (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · es albero (desus.) (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · zh 白色 (bright and colourless) · ife fũfũ (bright and colourless) · tyz khao (bright and colourless) · pl siwy (grey, as from old age) · ill maputi (bright and colourless) · br gwenn (bright and colourless) · bh उज्जर (bright and colourless) · ru бе́лый (bright and colourless) · oj waabishki- (bright and colourless) · fur blanc (bright and colourless) · pl biały (bright and colourless) · fi kalpea (pale or pallid) · hsb běły (bright and colourless) · ko 흰 (bright and colourless) · tg сафед (bright and colourless) · se vielgat (bright and colourless) · eo kaŭkaza (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mhn bais (bright and colourless) · ckb چەرموو (bright and colourless) · sm tea (bright and colourless) · ky ак (bright and colourless) · ka თეთრი (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · avd ایسپی (bright and colourless) · rm alv (bright and colourless) · mzn اسپه (bright and colourless) · th ขาว (bright and colourless) · es cano (bright and colourless) · ss mhlôphe (bright and colourless) · goh wīz (bright and colourless) · lbe кӏяла (bright and colourless) · ket тагым (bright and colourless) · ia blanc (bright and colourless) · rkt dhola (bright and colourless) · su bodas (bright and colourless) · scn vrancu (bright and colourless) · zza sıpe (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · lg yeru (bright and colourless) · be бле́дны (pale or pallid) · ms putih (bright and colourless) · tl puti (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · nl blank (typography: not containing characters) · et valge (bright and colourless) · tn lekgoa (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mt abjad (bright and colourless) · niu tea (bright and colourless) · lv baltais (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ota بیاض (bright and colourless) · fi rauhallinen (characterized by freedom from that which disturbs) · ru бе́лый (relatively light or pale in colour) · de weiß (bright and colourless) · kea branku (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mnc ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (bright and colourless) · hu világos (relatively light or pale in colour) · ms ڤوتيه (bright and colourless) · nl wit (typography: not containing characters) · rup albu (roa-rup) (bright and colourless) · zea wit (bright and colourless) · unm òpinakòt (bright and colourless) · nl wit (pale or pallid) · hu fehér (bright and colourless) · fit valkea (bright and colourless) · sip དཀར (bright and colourless) · la candidus (bright and colourless) · hu ősz (grey, as from old age) · nrf blianc (bright and colourless) · yo funfun (bright and colourless) · crs blan (bright and colourless) · eu zuri (bright and colourless) · ccc kamalawa (bright and colourless) · lv baltā (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · vo jivietanik (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · be беласку́ры (designated for use by Caucasians) · tl puti (bright and colourless) · syl ꠡꠣꠖꠣ (bright and colourless) · evn багдарин (bright and colourless) · es albero (desus.) (bright and colourless) · evn багдама (bright and colourless) · kg mpembe (bright and colourless) · ceb puti (bright and colourless) · oj waabishkaa (bright and colourless) · shi ⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍ (bright and colourless) · sh bijȇl (bright and colourless) · ru светлоко́жий (designated for use by Caucasians) · rue білый (bright and colourless) · pl biały (relatively light or pale in colour) · ar قوقازى (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · srn weti (bright and colourless) · fi valkoinen (designated for use by Caucasians) · mnw ကၟု (bright and colourless) · la albus (bright and colourless) · mg fotsy (bright and colourless) · mnc ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ (bright and colourless) · sah үрүҥ (bright and colourless) · haw haole (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · hi सफ़ेद (bright and colourless) · cho tohbi (bright and colourless) · wa blanc (bright and colourless) · ru бе́лый (designated for use by Caucasians) · sga bán (bright and colourless) · cs bílý (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · pdt witt (nds) (bright and colourless) · mn цагаан (bright and colourless) · oj waabishkizi (bright and colourless) · bg белоко́ж (designated for use by Caucasians) · lo ຂາວ (bright and colourless) · mt bajda (bright and colourless) · es albar (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ig ọcha (bright and colourless) · nap janco (bright and colourless) · ota آق (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ovd wait (bright and colourless) · ht blan (bright and colourless) · rkt ধলা (bright and colourless) · sip དཀར (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · bn ধলা (relatively light or pale in colour) · khb ᦃᦱᧁ (bright and colourless) · lou blan (bright and colourless) · osx hwīt (bright and colourless) · uz oq (bright and colourless) · dlm jualb (bright and colourless) · dsb běły (bright and colourless) · sa धवल (bright and colourless) · sga gel (bright and colourless) · ksw ဝါ (bright and colourless) · tr beyaz (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · af wit (bright and colourless) · nl blank (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · nnr gunya (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · scn viancu (bright and colourless) · to hinehina (bright and colourless) · unm òp- (bright and colourless) · es albo (bright and colourless) · jje 히다 (bright and colourless) · he לָבָן (bright and colourless) · hu tejszínes (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · my ဖွေး (bright and colourless) · lt baltas (bright and colourless) · cjs ақ (bright and colourless) · eo blankula (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · scn iancu (bright and colourless) · hu világos (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) · fi maidolla (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · ml വെളുത്ത (bright and colourless) · hy սպիտակ (bright and colourless) · bi waet (bright and colourless) · dtp opurak (bright and colourless) · got 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 (bright and colourless) · izh valkia (bright and colourless) · nl bleek (lacking tan) · be бе́лы (pale or pallid) · hu fehér (politics: anti-revolutionary) · et valgenahaline (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · fi maito- (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · ce кӏайн (bright and colourless) · hu világos (lacking tan) · ur سَفید (bright and colourless) · ar أبيض (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ja 白色の (bright and colourless) · min putiah (bright and colourless) · sh bȇl (bright and colourless) · odt wīt (bright and colourless) · pl białoskóry (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · mrw mapoti' (bright and colourless) · scn brancu (bright and colourless) · de weiss (bright and colourless) · csb biôłi (bright and colourless) · ar أبيض (bright and colourless) · ms abyad (bright and colourless) · ru белоко́жий (designated for use by Caucasians) · az ağ (bright and colourless) · es blanquiñoso (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · rom parno (bright and colourless) · pa چٹا (bright and colourless) · cu бѣлъ (bright and colourless) · gu સફેદ (bright and colourless) · mba maputi (bright and colourless) · adt udnyu (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · fi valkoihoinen (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · vo hivietanik (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · zh 白 (bright and colourless) · sh би̏о (bright and colourless) · ru бе́лый (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · ckb سپی (bright and colourless) · eo blanka (bright and colourless) · de wiiss (bright and colourless) · sas putiq (bright and colourless) · akl maputi' (bright and colourless) · fi valkoinen (politics: anti-revolutionary) · gl caucásico (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · id orang kulit putih (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · gil mái (bright and colourless) · ceb pution (bright and colourless) · mi maa (bright and colourless) · ngh ǃuria (bright and colourless) · ro alb (bright and colourless) · kw kann (bright and colourless) · nnr bindranggi (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · id putih (bright and colourless) · nl wit (politics: anti-revolutionary) · pt branco (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · ota بیاض (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · bn সাদা (bright and colourless) · fi vaalea (relatively light or pale in colour) · chn tk'up (bright and colourless) · bm jèman (bright and colourless) · da lyshudet (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · cv шурӑ (bright and colourless) · tyv ак (bright and colourless) · da hvid (bright and colourless) · kea branku (bright and colourless) · chg آق (bright and colourless) · scn biancu (bright and colourless) · es dosalbo (bright and colourless) · mfe blan (bright and colourless) · isd napusa (bright and colourless) · fy wyt (bright and colourless) · aho 𑜁𑜧 (bright and colourless) · te తెల్లని (bright and colourless) · ofs hwīt (bright and colourless) · pl biały (pale or pallid) · jv pethak (bright and colourless) · pl biały (grey, as from old age) · tsg puti (bright and colourless) · ba аҡ (bright and colourless) · fi tyhjä (typography: not containing characters) · uk бі́лий (designated for use by Caucasians) · as বগা (bright and colourless) · roa-tar vianche (bright and colourless) · kju qahle (bright and colourless) · kdr бийаз (bright and colourless) · sh бије̑л (bright and colourless) · wuu 白 (bright and colourless) · ar قوقازيين (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · el άσπρος (bright and colourless) · fa فَرَنْگِی (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · tzm ⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ (bright and colourless) · sw -eupe (bright and colourless) · nah iztāc (bright and colourless) · haw keʻokeʻo (bright and colourless) · skb ห่าว (bright and colourless) · fa آق (bright and colourless) · rhg dóla (bright and colourless) · sc abru (bright and colourless) · uk білошкі́рий (designated for use by Caucasians) · xal цаһан (bright and colourless) · za hau (bright and colourless) · zza sıpi (diq) (bright and colourless) · jje 허영ᄒᆞ다 (bright and colourless) · wo yèes-xonq (bright and colourless) · uga 𐎍𐎁𐎐 (bright and colourless) · de weiß (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · naq ǃuri (bright and colourless) · ady фыжьы (bright and colourless) · ty ʻuoʻuo (bright and colourless) · fi kermalla (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) · ltg bolts (bright and colourless) · ru све́тлый (relatively light or pale in colour) · grc λευκός (bright and colourless) · fi valkea (bright and colourless) · ta வெள்ளையர் (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · cy gwyn (bright and colourless) · el άσπρος (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · urj-kya чочкөм (bright and colourless) · hu sápadt (pale or pallid) · fa سَفید (bright and colourless) · es albo (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian) · cs bílý (bright and colourless) · ja 白い (bright and colourless) · zza sıpe (bright and colourless) · fi rakas (favourite; darling) · txb ārkwi (bright and colourless) · xdq цӏяв (bright and colourless) · scn jancu (bright and colourless) · io blanka (bright and colourless) · ruq alb (bright and colourless) · oc blanc (bright and colourless) · ay janq’u (bright and colourless) · unm ope (bright and colourless) · mad pote (bright and colourless) · gl branco (bright and colourless) · si සුදු (bright and colourless) · hu fehér (lacking tan) · yai сафед (bright and colourless) · hu fehér (of tea: made from immature leaves and shoots) · es blanco (of or relating to Caucasians — see also Caucasian)

white en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈw̥ʌɪ̯t] (Scotland)
audio
[ˈw̥aɪ̯t]
/ˈʍaɪt/
/ˈʍʌɪt/ (Scotland)
(US) audio
[ˈwaɪ̯t] wine–whine merger
/ˈwaɪt/ wine–whine merger
(UK) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- Not only were the platforms tiled in white, the tunnels were painted white too - to prettify them, and make them less claustrophobic - and the Central proudly issued a postcard of its tunnel-whitening machine. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 117:
(countable, uncountable) A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The Indians carried first our canoes and then our stores through the brushwood, which is very thick at this point, while we four whites, our rifles on our shoulders, walked between them and any danger coming from the woods. 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- We could have ridden for weeks, possibly months, and never seen a white man had it not been that Laurie was riding from scattered white to white. 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 81:
- The War on Drugs proved popular among key white voters, particularly whites who remained resentful of black progress, civil rights enforcement, and affirmative action. 2012, Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow, →ISBN, page 54:
(countable, uncountable) Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- Several other beautiful butterflies rewarded my search in this place [...] The most abundant butterflies were the whites and yellows (Pieridae), several of which I had already found at Lombock and at Coupang, while others were new to me. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 297:
(countable, uncountable) White wine.
- A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / In our Italian Restaurant. 1977, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”, in Billy Joel (music), The Stranger:
- Those were my first impressions of wine: Ladies drink chilled, soft white while they gossip in the kitchen; old men drink strong, room-temperature red to get shellacked. 2014, Maximillian Potter, Shadows in the Vineyard:
(countable, uncountable) White coffee
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
alt of white bread
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ The sclera, white of the eye.
- You could see from afar the white of their eyeballs glistening. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 203:
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ The cue ball in cue games.
(UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ Cocaine.
- I've got to hit the streets; I've got to move this white. 2004, “On The Run”, Kanye West (music), performed by Bump J ft. Rick James, Atlantic:
- We was flyin' up O with white, we was buildin' lines, now it's clothing lines 2024, “Entrapreneur”, performed by Central Cee:
- Ten grand a week we were clearing: base, white, meth, weed, anything. I can get you anything to get you high. 2019 January 20, Ann Cleeves, Paul Matthew Thompson, “Cuckoo” (1:26:51 from the start), in Lawrence Gough, director, Vera, season 9, episode 2 (TV series), spoken by Tyler Lennon (Louis Healy):
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ A white pigment.
- Venice white
(countable, uncountable) Any object or substance that is of the color white. ▸ A white bean.
- Nearly two-thirds of the Idaho crop has been great northerns, one-sixth small reds, and the remainder small flat whites and pintos and seed for snap beans and baby limas (table 21). 1952, Columbia River and Tributaries, Northwestern United States, United States Government Printing Office, page 3764:
(countable, uncountable) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- 'Twas I won the wager, though you hit the white. c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
(countable, uncountable) The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Also it giueth a great grace to your writing, if the whites of certeine letters bee made of one equall bignesse with the o. supposing the same were all round, as the white of the b. of the a. p. y. v. w. x. q. d. g. and s. 1594, Hugh Plat, chapter 38, in The Jewell House of Art and Nature, London, page 42:
- She copied the whole alphabet like that, as though only the inside whites of the letters registered on her mind. 1931, Margery Allingham, chapter 14, in Police at the Funeral, Penguin, published 1939, page 157:
- […] the a. b. d. g. o. p. q. &c. […] must be made with equal whites. 1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, page 18:
(countable, uncountable) A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- Whites, primes, pound, $120 to $300[…]The whites and blacks come from the male birds, the feminas and drabs from the female, the spadones are the first clipping taken from the young birds and the tails from each. 1910 October 30, The Arizona Republican, volume XXI, number 161, Phoenix, Ariz., page 9:
- 3.—Wing-Quills or Remiges; Whites and Feminas.—The wing-quills are the largest feathers in the wing, and are arranged in a single row. They include the “Whites” in the cock, and the “Feminas” in the hen, as well as the “Byocks” or “Fancies” in the cock. 1909, Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope, page 514:
- This parcel included 286 lbs. of feathers known as whites, and 211 lbs. of feathers known as feminas. The whites are described as lot 12, and the feminas as lot 13. 1923, South African Law Reports. Cape Provincial Division: Decisions of the Supreme Court of South Africa (Cape of Good Hope Provincial Decision)., page 532:
- The usual kinds of ostrich feathers known to the trade come into the Tripoli market. These are whites, blacks, feminas, byocks, spadonas, boos, drabs and floss. 1909 August 12, “Ostrich Feathers of Tripoli”, in Neenah Daily Times, volume 53, number 8,451, Neenah, Wis.; Menasha, Wis., column 5:
(countable, qualifier:board games, uncountable) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- In this position, white has an opportunity to make a good move.
- 1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end. The best White can do is 3 Qc3+ Qxc3 4 Rxc3 Rxe1 when Black also wins the Bf1 and will be two pieces up. 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
White		alternative	lexicographic
whyght		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
whyte		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
whites	Number=Plur		lexicographic
whight		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Coordinates

pumpernickel · wheat · rye

Deriveds

flat white · flake white · nonwhite · non-white · off-white · titanium white · wapanese · whiteless · offwhite · wigger · egg white

Hypernyms

bread · color · food · shade

Meronyms

Caucasian

blue · violet · quartz · silver · pearl · calcium · ivory · teeth · orange · porcelain · alabaster · green · cream · red · yellow

Synonyms

melanin-challenged · sniff · wash · pale · bule · béké · honky · marching powder · laowai · wadjela · whiteface · farang · whitey · cracker · paddy · European · nose powder · leucoderm · pinky · girl · ice monkey · Angrez · prime · joganosh · kabloona · pigskin · whiteboy · wigger · snuff · cornstarch crusader · Eurangutan · abelungu · ofay · mayo monkey · mayo · nose candy · hard white · vazaha · Whitoid · charlie · toubab · Yakubian · haole · mlungu · bright · frosted · blow · wonderbread · mayonnaise face · Yankee · slim · white · yayo · hoogie · powder · coke · California corn flakes · firangi · white lady · cumskin · white girl · ang moh · snow roach · party powder · ching · flake · boots · gora · gringo · saltine · snow bunny · snow · silvery · chalky · yola · corinne · hoojah · mzungu · oyinbo · roundeye · Caucasian · nose beer · rocks · pearly · gussuk · paleface · light · snowy · vanilla · benzoylmethylecgonine · flashy · toot · crystals · Bolivian marching powder · white man · Pakeha · milky · ivory · umlungu · white · white devil · white · rock · shiny · booger sugar · yay · migaloo · cac · white bread · balanda · gweilo

Translations (413)

ota آق (person of European descent) · cs sníh (street name for cocaine) · et valgenahaline (person of European descent) · fa سِپید (color) · stq wiet (color) · pt caucasoide (person of European descent) · fa اِسْفید (color) · ee yevu (person of European descent) · bn ফিরিঙ্গী (person of European descent) · da hvid (person of European descent) · de Schnee (street name for cocaine) · ta விழிவெண்படலம் (white of the eye) · ja 白目 (white of the eye) · hur xwelítem (person of European descent) · pl biała (person of European descent) · ko 하양 (color) · es blanca (street name for cocaine) · tpw karaíba (person of European descent) · ja 鞏膜 (white of the eye) · ee ɣi (color) · crh aq (color) · bn সাদা (color) · km ស (color) · nn kvit (color) · moe kauapat (color) · sh bela (color) · ar يَافِثِيّ (person of European descent) · es grencho (person of European descent) · mzn اسپه (color) · gl branco (person of European descent) · pl biały (person of European descent) · it bianca (person of European descent) · pt pó (street name for cocaine) · jv pethak (color) · vo vietan (person of European descent) · my အဖြူ (color) · ur گورا (person of European descent) · tt ак (color) · srn wetiman (person of European descent) · fi valkku (short form of white wine — see also white wine) · yue 白人 (person of European descent) · br gwenn (color) · cst lóskowis (color) · pt branco (person of European descent) · ar بيضا (color) · ast blancu (color) · hi फिरंगी (person of European descent) · fa فَرَنْگِی (person of European descent) · af blank (color) · kk ақ (color) · pa ਗੋਰਾ (person of European descent) · sh bijélac (person of European descent) · ak fitaa (color) · be бе́лы (person of European descent) · bo དཀར་པོ (color) · ba аҡ (color) · kw gwynn (color) · mnc ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ (color) · fi valkoinen (board games: person playing with the white pieces) · kum акъ (color) · gu સફેદ (color) · hi श्वेत (color) · sq e bardhë (person of European descent) · de Weiße (person of European descent) · nv łigaii (color) · mk белец (person of European descent) · fi valkoihoinen (person of European descent) · jje 힌섹 (color) · ko 백색 (color) · lv balts (color) · sh бела (color) · mrc nyimasava (color) · dsb běłosć (color) · zza sıpi (diq) (color) · tpi wait (color) · pl biel (color) · es gringo (person of European descent) · ja 白 (color) · kmr çermspî (person of European descent) · sl bel (color) · ms ابيض (color) · ru бе́лый (person of European descent) · fi valkoinen (person of European descent) · fo hvíti (white of the eye) · ltg bolts (color) · lv baltādainais (person of European descent) · hu fehér (color) · bg бяло (white of the eye) · fy wyt (color) · pl biały proszek (street name for cocaine) · zh 白色 (color) · rhg cáda (color) · fi valkoinen (color) · ml വെള്ള (color) · vo jivietan (person of European descent) · mr पांढरा (color) · ga gealacán súile (white of the eye) · hi फ़िरंगी (person of European descent) · de Weiss (color) · cs bílá (color) · cs bělmo (white of the eye) · hy սպիտակամորթ (person of European descent) · az ağ (person of European descent) · bg склера (white of the eye) · ar أبيض (color) · gug morotĩ (color) · el άσπρο (color) · pt esclerótica (white of the eye) · uk бі́ла (person of European descent) · mk бело (street name for cocaine) · ta வெள்ளையர் (person of European descent) · tpw aîuruîuba (person of European descent) · vi trắng (color) · lut pastəd (person of European descent) · es blanco (color) · ms putih (color) · ain レタㇻ (color) · af wit (color) · cs bělásek (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · sgs balta (color) · zh 白種人 /白种人 (person of European descent) · fi valkea (board games: person playing with the white pieces) · ko 백인 (person of European descent) · ta வெள்ளை (color) · ki Mũthũngũ (person of European descent) · ms ڤوتيه (color) · pt branco (color) · bg бя́ло (color) · uk біло́к (white of the eye) · cjs ақ (color) · vi người da trắng (person of European descent) · ar بيض (person of European descent) · pl biel (white pigment) · de Weiß (color) · mk белка (person of European descent) · lez лацу (color) · fr blanc (color) · sk beloch (person of European descent) · id orang kulit putih (person of European descent) · chm ош (color) · ur فَرَن٘گی (person of European descent) · tpw maíra (person of European descent) · gd bàn (color) · an blanco (color) · ro alb (person of European descent) · et valge (person of European descent) · tl puti (color) · ms abiad (color) · zh 洋人 (person of European descent) · sq i bardhë (person of European descent) · ar أَبْيَض (person of European descent) · ppl istak (color) · fr blanche (street name for cocaine) · ar قوقازى (person of European descent) · si සුදු (color) · sq e bardhë (person of European descent) · sh bȅlkinja (person of European descent) · kea branku (color) · kmr spî (person of European descent) · fi silmänvalkuainen (white of the eye) · vo hivietan (person of European descent) · nl blanke (person of European descent) · az ağ (color) · de weiße Augenhaut (white of the eye) · pam puti (color) · uz oq (person of European descent) · fa سَپید (color) · gu ધોળિયો (person of European descent) · nl witje (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · pl bielinek (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · ja 白球 (cue ball) · hu fehér ember (person of European descent) · hu szem fehérje (white of the eye) · ka თეთრი (color) · mk белкинка (person of European descent) · ja 白人 (person of European descent) · az ağdərili (person of European descent) · mg fotsy (color) · ar بيضا (person of European descent) · esu kass'aq (person of European descent) · ki -erũ (color) · is hvítur (color) · sq të bardhë (person of European descent) · sh бје̏лкиња (person of European descent) · id bule (person of European descent) · tr beyaz (person of European descent) · fi valkoinen (white pigment) · bg бялото на окото (white of the eye) · sq bardhë (color) · sw mzungu (person of European descent) · ln mondele (person of European descent) · gcf béké (person of European descent) · lt balta (color) · su bodas (color) · tab лизи (color) · id putih (color) · fur blanc (color) · sh bélac (person of European descent) · ps سپين (white of the eye) · sk beloška (person of European descent) · nb kvit (color) · ar أبيض (person of European descent) · tsg maputi (color) · eo blanko (color) · tr ak (white of the eye) · pt caucasiano (person of European descent) · ur سَفید (color) · fi valkea (color) · ml വെളുപ്പ് (color) · eo kaŭkazulo (person of European descent) · vec bianch (color) · fa سَفید (color) · gl branco (color) · hu fehérlepke (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · ga bánóg (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · ug ئاق (color) · cy gwyn (color) · kmr spî (color) · cy gwen (color) · fi lumi (street name for cocaine) · sv vitt (color) · ur فِرَن٘گی (person of European descent) · sw weupe (color) · nb hvit (person of European descent) · ro albă (person of European descent) · sh бије́лац (person of European descent) · ru бе́лый цвет (color) · ar أَبْيَض (color) · yo funfun (color) · zh 白色 (color) · zh 白人 (person of European descent) · an blango (color) · ota بیاض (person of European descent) · nay krinkari (person of European descent) · mn ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ (color) · ja 白蝶 (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · es blanco (person of European descent) · it bianco (person of European descent) · frr wit (color) · ar قَوْقَازِيّ (person of European descent) · mt abjad (color) · ce кӏайн (color) · sl belec (person of European descent) · fi valkkari (short form of white wine — see also white wine) · ms orang putih (person of European descent) · ceb puti (color) · pt branca (cue ball) · es blanquiñoso (person of European descent) · umb ocindele (color) · hi गोरा (person of European descent) · es blanca (person of European descent) · tpi dimdim (person of European descent) · mg vazaha (person of European descent) · te తెల్లవారు (person of European descent) · bn সাদা মানুষ (person of European descent) · ms puteh (color) · ro alb (color) · fa آق (color) · ru бело́к (white of the eye) · lt baltaodis (person of European descent) · he לבן (color) · ja 強膜 (white of the eye) · la albus (color) · tl puti (person of European descent) · tet mutin (color) · pag puti (color) · zh 白人 (person of European descent) · fi kaaliperhonen (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · te శ్వేతము (color) · kn ಬಿಳಿ (color) · mk белка (white of the eye) · mk бел (color) · tr beyaz (color) · hy սպիտակ (color) · th คนผิวขาว (person of European descent) · fi valkoinen (short form of white wine — see also white wine) · zza sıpe (color) · ar قوقازيين (person of European descent) · nl wit (color) · el λευκό (color) · fi häränsilmä (archery: central part of the butt) · it bianco (color) · tr göz akı (white of the eye) · mn цагаан (color) · pa ਚਿੱਟੀ (color) · ota آق (color) · wuu 白色 (color) · cst sultáwus (person of European descent) · xmf ჩე (color) · sv vit (person of European descent) · pl białość (color) · et valge (color) · fa سَپِید (color) · kg mundele (person of European descent) · da hvid (color) · de Sklera (white of the eye) · tpn tinga (color) · gd geal (color) · eu zuri (color) · zh 西洋人 (person of European descent) · fo hvítt (color) · fr Blanche (person of European descent) · ceb duas (color) · lou blan (color) · sh бе́лац (person of European descent) · fi valkio ("green" in snow golf) · ain フレシサㇺ (person of European descent) · ga gealacán (white of the eye) · vec bianco (color) · fr Blanc (person of European descent) · pa ਚਿੱਟਾ (color) · rgn biânc (color) · sip དཀར (color) · yue 白色 (color) · uk бі́лий (person of European descent) · hi सफ़ेद (color) · de Weißer (person of European descent) · haw haole (person of European descent) · ps سپين (color) · hu fehér (person of European descent) · bn সফেদ (color) · zkt 𘬉 (color) · be бе́лая (person of European descent) · crk mōniyāw (person of European descent) · zh 白眼珠 (white of the eye) · hil puti (color) · nrf blianc (color) · ar قوقازية (person of European descent) · ru бе́лая (person of European descent) · ota بیاض (color) · ife ònyìbó (person of European descent) · ka თეთრკანიანი (person of European descent) · ryu 白 (color) · bg бя́ла (person of European descent) · sh бијела (color) · jv putih (color) · nnt tsammi (person of European descent) · zkt 𘬄 (color) · cs běloch (person of European descent) · nah iztac (color) · it bianca (street name for cocaine) · fi valkopapu (white bean) · fo hvítur (color) · hak 白色 (color) · fa اِسْپید (color) · sl bela (color) · sh бе̏лкиња (person of European descent) · hy ճերմակ (color) · niv чаӈдь (color) · ig oyìbo (person of European descent) · haw keʻokeʻo (color) · zu umlungu (person of European descent) · fa سَفید (color) · lb Wäiss (color) · ak sakoo (color) · mnc ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (color) · th สีขาว (color) · ia blanco (color) · de Weißling (common name for butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae) · pl biała śmierć (street name for cocaine) · pl białko (white of the eye) · sk biely (color) · lij giànco (color) · dsb běłośina (color) · be бе́лы (color) · chr ᎤᏁᎬ (color) · or ଧବଳ (color) · mg botsatsaka (color) · vo viet (color) · ti ጻዕዳ (color) · ckb سپی (color) · yi ווײַס (color) · srn bakra (person of European descent) · yo Òyìnbó (person of European descent) · el λευκός (person of European descent) · srn yobo (person of European descent) · nb hvit (color) · uk бі́лий (color) · tg сафед (color) · fa سِفید (color) · th ฝรั่ง (person of European descent) · ca blanc (color) · te తెలుపు (color) · co biancu (color) · ja 白色 (color) · de Lederhaut (white of the eye) · pt branco do olho (white of the eye) · gv bane (color) · sa श्वेत (color) · frr witj (color) · mnp 白色 (color) · pcm oyìbo (person of European descent) · ko 흰색 (color) · myv ашо (color) · hi फिरंग (person of European descent) · ar بَيْضَاء (color) · tpi waitman (person of European descent) · fi valkuainen (white of the eye) · my လူဖြူ (person of European descent) · gd fionn (color) · ar بيض (color) · eo blankulo (person of European descent) · ms abyad (color) · ka თეთრი (person of European descent) · ood toha (color) · cs běloška (person of European descent) · fi valkea (cue ball) · bg бял (person of European descent) · ga bán (color) · sh bjȅlkinja (person of European descent) · sh bijela (color) · os урс (color) · tr ak (color)

wikidata: Q1501889

white en · VERB

Pronunciation

[ˈw̥ʌɪ̯t] (Scotland)
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[ˈw̥aɪ̯t]
/ˈʍaɪt/
/ˈʍʌɪt/ (Scotland)
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[ˈwaɪ̯t] wine–whine merger
/ˈwaɪt/ wine–whine merger
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(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
- so as no fuller on earth can white them 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 9:3:
- In a very few hours I arrived in a city that always makes me think of a whited sepulchre. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 199:
- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 23:27:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
whiting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whites	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
whight		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
White		alternative	lexicographic
whyght		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
whited	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
whited	Tense=Past		lexicographic
whyte		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

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white out

blanco · terra alba · leucite · Svetambara · leukoma · leukosis · Sauvignon blanc

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white en · ADJ

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white en · NOUN

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white en · VERB

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