English Explanatory Dictionary

whiteness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being white (all senses).
  2. The quality of being white (in the racial sense).
  3. The quality of being white noise.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪtnəs/ /ˈʍaɪtnəs/ en-us-whiteness.ogg

Word forms

whiteness whitenesses whitenesse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.

Antonyms

blackness

Derived words

antiwhiteness political whiteness prowhiteness whiteness studies

Translations

Dutch: blankheid Dutch: witheid Esperanto: blankeco French: blancheur French: blanchité French: blanchitude Portuguese: branquitude
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