whiteness
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈwaɪtnəs/
:
blancura
- The whiteness of the snow blanketed the landscape, creating a serene winter wonderland.
Salt is not chalk, even though they have whiteness and I guess dryness in common.
- Salt is not chalk, even though they have whiteness and I guess dryness in common.
- And I see this just flash of whiteness up ahead of the car that we're following.
- What you cannot fix is that pristine, unsullied whiteness of a screen or a page with nothing on it because there's nothing better fix.
- All I have is a memory is just this totality of whiteness.
Examples
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The harsh, bright light bounced off the glaring whiteness of the walls.
Fiction book (1992) -
Surrounded by the stark whiteness of a hospital bed, a young girl lay with her eyes closed.
Fiction book (1991) -
There, to see, plain as day, was all the power of her whiteness, that big white thing.
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The light grey in here is air and that is responsible for the bright, bright whiteness, the brilliant whiteness that we see.
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See the whiteness of her skin, Smooth as a young dove's.
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The sight of so much simple whiteness awakens in me a similarly simple spirit.
Fiction book (1990) -
Among its many uses, kaolin gives paper its whiteness and is used in paint, pottery, and cosmetics.
Academic text (2000) -
Sun hung out over the whiteness, the spectral cordillera shuttering down the roads.
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Frances slows from the midday heat, the altitude, the enervating whiteness of the sun.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her complexion had a natural whiteness that made her stand out in photographs.
Synonyms
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1.0
The very light color that reflects most visible light
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4.3
A face that looks very light in colour because of illness, fear, or lack of sun
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3.4
A pale color often seen in hair or curtains
A pale dull look to the skin that shows very little color
A silvery grey look caused by age or frost
Antonyms
How White
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whiteness comes from the simple word white, which meant 'pale' or 'bright', plus the ending -ness that makes a quality. So whiteness literally means the quality or state of being white, as in snow or paint.