white
The color of snow or milkThe color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
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» That white building is a hospital.
Jenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus. — Dejo
То белое здание — больница. — sharptoothed
Та біла будівля — лікарня. — deniko
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16 senses(countable, uncountable)The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
Weiß, Weiss
бе́лый цветbélyj cvet
бі́лийbílyj
(countable, uncountable)A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
Weißer, Weiße
бе́лыйbélyj, бе́лаяbélaja
бі́лийbílyj, бі́лаbíla
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
(countable, uncountable)Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
Weißling
(countable, uncountable)White wine.
(countable, uncountable)White coffee
Any object or substance that is of the color white.
(countable, uncountable)The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
(countable, uncountable)The sclera, white of the eye.
Lederhaut, Sklera, weiße Augenhaut
бело́кbelók
біло́кbilók
(countable, uncountable)The cue ball in cue games.
(board games) the lighter pieces
(UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable)Cocaine.
Schnee
(countable, uncountable)The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
(countable, uncountable)A white pigment.
Venice white
(countable, uncountable)A white bean.
Examples
2107 sentencesThat white building is a hospital.
Та біла будівля — лікарня. — deniko
ruТо белое здание — больница. — sharptoothed
deJenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus. — Dejo
Dogs see in black and white.
У собак чорно-білий зір. — deniko
ruСобаки видят всё в чёрно-белом цвете. — krevedko
deHunde sehen alles in schwarz und weiß. — Sudajaengi
I prefer red wine to white.
Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле. — aandrusiak
ruЯ предпочитаю красное вино белому. — Inego
deIch bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein. — BraveSentry
Do you guys like white wine?
Вам подобається біле вино? — deniko
ruВы любите белое вино? — sharptoothed
I wore a white shirt yesterday.
Я вчора був у білій сорочці. — deniko
Translations
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By meaning 5
Origin
Inherited from Middle English whit, hwit, from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West GermanicInherited 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”).
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Forms
plural: whitesSynonyms
94 synonyms- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black):whiteness
- a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri:White River
- a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion:White personCaucasian
- United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918):Andrew D. WhiteAndrew Dickson White
- United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985):E. B. WhiteElwyn Brooks White
- United States architect (1853-1906):Stanford White
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- black and white
- wearing a white
- white wine
- white shirt
- white dress
- have a white
- like white wine
- a white shirt
- white t shirt
- drink white wine
- a white christmas
- a white dress
See also
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