white

CEFRA1

/ˈwaɪt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having the color of snow, milk, or clean paper.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

Examples

  • "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.

  • Oh, my white pants! And they were new.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈw̥aɪ̯t]
  • [ˈw̥ʌɪ̯t]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

  2. Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).

  3. Relatively light or pale in colour.

More examples

In context

  • The male of the species has a white tail.

  • Write in black ink on white paper.

  • white drinking fountain

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Origin

adjective

Inherited from Middle English whit, hwit, from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós, a byform of *ḱweytós (“bright; shine”). Cognates * West Frisian wyt *Dutch wit * German weiß * German weiss * Norwegian Bokmål hvit * Norwegian Nynorsk kvit * Swedish vit * Danish hvid * Lithuanian šviẽsti (“to gleam”), šviesa (“light”) * Old Church Slavonic свѣтъ (světŭ, “light”), свѣтьлъ (světĭlŭ, “clear, bright”) * Persian سفید (sefid, “white”), Persian سپید (sepid, “white”) * Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (spaēta, “white”) * Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, “white, bright”)