white|ness

white|ness
white|ness «HWYT nihs», noun.
1. white color or appearance: »

the whiteness of milk.

2. a) lightness or fairness of complexion. b) paleness; pallor.
3. a white substance: »

to be covered with a whiteness.

4. Figurative. spotless character or quality; purity: »

He had kept the whiteness of his soul (Byron).


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