white

1. superl. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin. Source: opted

2. superl. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear. Source: opted

3. superl. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure. Source: opted

4. superl. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. Source: opted

5. superl. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable. Source: opted

6. superl. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling. Source: opted

7. n. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1. Source: opted

8. n. Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye. Source: opted

9. n. Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot. Source: opted

10. n. A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men. Source: opted

11. n. A white pigment; as, Venice white. Source: opted

12. n. Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. Source: opted

13. v. t. To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach. Source: opted

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