Found 2 items, similar to Whiteness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whiteness
whiteness
n : the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest
lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn:
white] [ant:
black]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whiteness
Whiteness
\White"ness\, n. [AS. hw[=i]tness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or
freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
--Chaucer.
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2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,
grief, etc.
“The whiteness in thy cheek.” --Shak.
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3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
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He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him
wept. --Byron.
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4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of swans.
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