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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

The state or quality of being white, especially in reference to skin color or racial identity.

e.g. The artist's use of whiteness in her paintings symbolized purity and innocence.

(noun)

the state of belonging to the group of people that have light-colored skin;

e.g. The concept of whiteness and the privilege that comes with it are common topics in discussions on race.

(noun)

an area, substance, or something else that is white and thus forms a white-colored expanse;

e.g. I squinted into the whiteness of the fog and thought I saw someone approaching.

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Similar Words

Pallor

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Opposite Words

Bloom

Blush

Brightness

Brilliance

Color

Flush

Glow

Redness

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