• being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
• of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
noun
• the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
• a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
• the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
• United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
• (board games) the lighter pieces
• Australian writer (1912-1990)
• (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
• United States political journalist (1915-1986)
• United States architect (1853-1906)
• United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
• United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
• a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
adjective satellite
• free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
• marked by the presence of snow
• restricted to whites only
• glowing white with heat
• benevolent; without malicious intent
• (of a surface) not written or printed on
• (of coffee) having cream or milk added
• (of hair) having lost its color
• anemic looking from illness or emotion
• of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
• atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
• a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium
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