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white

adjective

ˈ(h)wīt How to pronounce white (audio)
Definition of whitenext
1
as in faded
lacking an addition of color dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house

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2
as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt told a little white lie to spare her feelings

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3
as in pure
free from sin the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white

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Recent Examples of white Erivo’s Tessa is a woman of color from a working-class background, navigating a system bolstered by white men dating back to medieval times in the London court. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Cotton canvas, neoprene, denim, and leather formed the collection’s material base, with warm ground tones interrupted by white, silver, mustard, and blue. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Aluminum is available in black, gray, gold, or bronze finishes; titanium in radiant gold or natural; and ceramic in white or blue. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 The woman who had been driving the white car was later taken to the hospital in an ambulance, McMullin said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white
  1. faded
  2. harmless
  3. pure
  4. transparent
  5. innocent
  6. colorless
  7. benign
  8. unpainted
Adjective
  • Not to mention, its faded ivy tone is the perfect autumn hue.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Rahilly owns an appliance store, a gift shop, a furniture store and a concrete business in Newberry, a faded logging town about 60 miles west of the Canadian border.
    — Russ McNamara, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • Its short fangs can likely pierce human skin, but the spider is not known to bite humans and is considered harmless.
    — Melissa Petruzzello, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When we are inoculated against a disease, we are exposed to a small, harmless dose of something dangerous.
    — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmless
Adjective
  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Bier recognizes the pure joy of seeing these women drinking margaritas again, resulting in a vivid and sweet celebration that gradually reframes aging as a process of gaining power rather than losing it.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Unlike a polished piece of metal which is reflective and the same material from every direction, a second surface mirror is an assemblage, has a transparent layer, a reflective layer, and an opaque layer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Is this organization, much of whose funding is not transparent and comes from member states in the Persian Gulf, designed to make peace, or make money?
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of transparent
Adjective
  • The 29-year-old was never convicted, but nor was he proven innocent.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As Walter confronts Reed, an unexpected and deeper connection develops between the two men, and Walter begins to believe Reed may be innocent.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of innocent
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  • Sophie is a wet cardigan of a protagonist—drippy, colorless and so devoid of personality that most of her exchanges with her best friend concern an actual lost cardigan.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Whitaker described the look as a slightly muted range of color with deep black shadows, not bleak or colorless, but restrained, serious, suburban, and ordinary.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of colorless
Adjective
  • There have been rare cases of cells turning pre-cancerous, with one severe case triggering a squamous cell carcinoma, though erythema ab igne is typically regarded as a benign condition.
    — Mike McRae September 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The rare but benign condition impacted her balance and caused headaches.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of benign
Adjective
  • For untreated, unpainted wood railings, combine 4 tablespoons of dish soap with 2 cups of bleach and a quart of warm water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • The researchers took samples of pigments from both ancient cave paintings and the surfaces of nearby unpainted rocks inside 11 caves.
    — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
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