Definitions for: Whiteness

[n] the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,
grief, etc. ``The whiteness in thy cheek.'' --Shak.

3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.

He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men
o'er him wept. --Byron.

4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.

5. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of swans.

Synonyms: white

Antonyms: black, blackness

See Also: achromatic color, achromatic colour, alabaster, bleach, bone, chalk, frostiness, hoariness, ivory, off-white, pearl

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