white: signification et définitions

The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast.

The white or nearly white part, as:

The albumen of an egg.

The white part of an eyeball.

A blank unprinted area, as of an advertisement.

One that is white or nearly white, as:

White trousers or a white outfit of a special nature: tennis whites.

The white dress uniform of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.

A white wine.

A white pigment.

A white breed, species, or variety of animal.

A member of a racial group of people having light skin coloration, especially one of European origin. See Usage Note at black.

Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar. Often used in the plural.

Games The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.

Games The player using these pieces.

The outermost ring of an archery target.

A hit in this ring.

Pathology Leukorrhea.

A politically ultraconservative or reactionary person.

Being of the color white; devoid of hue, as new snow.

Approaching the color white, as:

Weakly colored; almost colorless; pale: white wine.

Pale gray; silvery and lustrous: white hair.

Bloodless; blanched.

Light or whitish in color or having light or whitish parts. Used with animal and plant names.