whiteness
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1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | alabaster, |
| definition | : | a very light white (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | chalk, |
| definition | : | a pure flat white with little reflectance (noun.attribute) |
2. lightness or fairness of complexion (noun.attribute)
3. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cleanness, |
| definition | : | without moral defects (noun.state) |
4. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | black, blackness, inkiness, |
| definition | : | the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | white, |
| definition | : | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light (adj.all) |
5. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (noun.state)
| derivation | : | purge, purify, sanctify, |
| definition | : | make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | pure, |
| definition | : | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | white, |
| definition | : | free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied (adj.all) |
6. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | black, blackness, inkiness, |
| definition | : | the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | white, |
| definition | : | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light (adj.all) |
7. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (noun.state)
| derivation | : | purge, purify, sanctify, |
| definition | : | make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | pure, |
| definition | : | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | white, |
| definition | : | free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied (adj.all) |
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