whiteness
pronunciation
How to pronounce whiteness in British English:
UK [waɪtnəs]
How to pronounce whiteness in American English:
US [waɪtnəs]
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- Noun:
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Word Origin
- whiteness (n.)
- Old English hwitnes; see white (adj.) + -ness.
Example
- 1. He grinds you to whiteness .
- 2. Outside , the sun was shining again . The newly fallen snow glistened like crushed crystals , its whiteness as yet undisturbed .
- 3. The mannequin-shaped figures of our sculptures ( especially the heads ) and their whiteness , are very reminiscent of giorgio de chirico 's metaphysical phase .
- 4. From the wilder shores came professor stephen salter , an edinburgh university engineer with a plan to increase the whiteness of clouds using a fleet of remote-control sailing ships spraying a fine mist of seawater into the air .
- 5. The hills step off into whiteness .