whiteness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
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Sense 2 noun
the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
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Sense 3 noun
lightness or fairness of complexion
only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering
Types & categories
- complexion hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | black |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | white |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | white |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | achromatic color |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alabaster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bleach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | off-white |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chalk |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoariness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vestal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | white |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impeccant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleanness |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | complexion |