lily-white
- adjective
- /ˈlɪli waɪt/
:
blanco inmaculado
- Her dress was stunning, a beautiful lily-white that made her look radiant at the wedding.
Examples
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For example, "This is the most lily-white book collection I've ever seen!"
Academic text (2014) -
He really did look lily-white, like a blanched almond.
Fiction book (2002) -
The artist painted the walls a lovely shade of lily-white that brightened the entire room.
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The freshly laundered linens glowed with a crisp, lily-white brightness that filled the bedroom with light.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very light color that reflects most visible light like snow
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1.1
Pure white like fresh snow
4
1.0
White like fresh snow
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4.0
A very light, shiny white color like a pearl
1
3.7
A white color like fresh milk
1
3.7
A pale white color that shines like silver
Antonyms
How White
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lily-white comes from the flower lily and the color white, because lilies are seen as very clean and 'pure'. So lily-white means a very fresh, bright white, which is why we call clean walls or pages 'lily-white'.