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white

/waɪt/
Meanings
  • adjective

    The color that is a mixture of all colors in their greatest purity and is located at one end of the visible spectrum.

    - "The snow was a pristine white."
    - "The bride wore a beautiful white wedding dress."
    - "The polar bear has white fur."
  • noun

    A color that is a reflection of light without absorption of light.

    - "The artist used white paint to create highlights."
    - "The room was bathed in white light."
    - "The magician pulled a white rabbit out of his hat."
Pronunciation
  1. /waɪt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9028966"
  2. /waɪt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=872773"
Antonyms

black , black , nonwhite , unwhite , tanned
Synonyms

fair , pale
Rhymes
Words rhyming with white
lite , fite , site , mite , kite , bite , height , night , frite , rite , spite , byte
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. white (English) : Color

  2. white (English) : Caucasian race

  3. white (English) : Clean, pure

  4. white (English) : A type of fabric

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. white (English) : Color

  2. white (English) : Caucasian race

  3. white (English) : Clean, pure

Variants
List of all variants of white that leads to same result
white , whiter , whitest , whitish , whites , whited , whiting , Andrew Dickson White , White , Byron Raymond White , Edward Douglass White , Elwyn Brooks White , Gilbert White , Patrick Victor Martindale White , Stanford White
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

whiter, whitest, whiten, whitens, whitened, whitening

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English wihit, from wih 'bright, clear' + -t (agent suffix)

Trivia
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  1. White is the third most common color in the world after black and gray.

  2. In the RGB color model, white is created by adding the maximum amount of red, green, and blue light.

  3. White is the only color that does not have a wavelength associated with it.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. black: Opposite color of white

  2. color: A property of light that can be distinguished visually

Culture
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White is often associated with purity, innocence, and cleanliness. In Western cultures, white is the color of weddings and is often worn by brides. In some Eastern cultures, white is a color of mourning. White is also used in various art movements, such as minimalism and abstract expressionism.

How to Memorize "white"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a blank canvas painted entirely with white paint.

  2. associate

    - Think of snow, a blank page, or a clean slate.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'White is a great color for starting fresh' to help remember the definition.

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