whiteness
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whiteness
- /ˈwaɪtnəs/
- /ˈʍaɪtnəs/
Rhymes with -aɪtnəs
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.
noun whitenesses · Whiteness · whitenesse
- The state or quality of being white (all senses). [Snow] may […] exchange its whiteness for yellowness, without losing its right to be called snow; […]
- The quality of being white (in the racial sense). As a white body, I have not had to face my whiteness; insofar as the world is oriented around whiteness, I rarely have to turn my attention back onto myself, as do the black and brown bodies that are “stopped” or “held up” for being out of place […]
- The quality of being white noise. Despite this criticism, this check for whiteness of a time series enjoys much popularity as it is very easy to carry out.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: white, powdery, brightness, blanker, pallor, paleness, fairness, albedo, milkiness, chalkiness, albescence, snowiness, ivory, alabaster, frostiness, colorlessness
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noun quality of being white
| Português | branquitude |
|---|---|
| Français | blancheur, blanchité, blanchitude |
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title = {whiteness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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