off-white
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- adjective
- /ˈɔfˈwaɪt/
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blanco roto
- The walls of the living room are painted a soft off-white, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
- off-white linen
- off-white silk
- off-white dress
These are their high rise skinny jeans in the off white colour.
- These are their high rise skinny jeans in the off white colour.
- I always think of that SNL thing where Will Ferrell was like dissing your dog's home videos and he's like, hey, Sparky, I really appreciate your help with the new off white couch.
Examples
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My husband's a dentist, and all of his walls are off-white.
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There's an off white hound tooth blazer that looks really, really stunning.
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So it's a set and it's like this kind of off white tannish kind of color.
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They're slightly off white, very slightly.
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And the image you sent is a little bit off white, so you can see that eggshell color.
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OK, this is comparing it to my somewhat off white wall here, and then this is comparing it to my white door.
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It's kind of a dirty off white and that's actually OK.
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I am going to use an off white pencil just along my lower waterline.
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Most of the best bread in Greece is an off-white color.
Blog text (12) -
In my memory, I picture you and our off-white high school cinderblock classroom, the stinking heated air, imbalanced orange plastic chairs and desks.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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Light in color, slightly pale like milk
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White with a light blue tint
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A pale yellow-white color like fresh cream
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A white color with a little grey in it
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2.6
A pale white color with a little gray
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A pale white color with a little yellow
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White with a slight yellow tint
How White
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Off-white is made of off ('not exactly') and white, so it describes a color that is 'nearly white' but with a touch of gray, yellow, or beige.