whiteness
The state or quality of being whiteThe state or quality of being white (all senses).
» Tom admired the pearly whiteness of the fabric.
Том восхищался жемчужной белизной ткани.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being white (all senses).
Weiße, Weisse, Weißheit
белизна́belizná
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
(capitalized, countable, often, uncountable)The quality of being white (in the racial sense).
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being white noise.
Examples
3 sentencesTom admired the pearly whiteness of the fabric.
ruТом восхищался жемчужной белизной ткани.
The whiteness of the lily is a symbol of purity.
ruБелизна лилии — символ чистоты.
deDie weiße Farbe der Lilie ist ein Symbol für Reinheit.
His teeth were of the most pearly whiteness, and he made a constant display of them, grinning and chattering continually.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old EnglisInherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.
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Forms
plural: whitenessesSynonyms
5 synonyms- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black):white
- the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil:puritypurenesssinlessnessinnocence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable