white

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wīt, IPA: /waɪt/, SAMPA: /waIt/ or enPR: hwīt, IPA: /ʍaɪt/, SAMPA: /WaIt/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
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• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Homophones: wight (in accents with the wine-whine merger), wite (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Etymology

From Old English hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hvīta, from Proto-Indo-European *k̑ʷ(e)it- (“‘to shine’”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light”, n.).

[edit] Adjective

white (comparative whiter, superlative whitest)

1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
2. Of Caucasian race.
3. (of coffee) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

[edit] Antonyms

• (bright and colourless): black
• (of coffee): black

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[edit] Noun

white (plural whites)

1. (color/colour) The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
2. A Caucasian person.
3. A European person.
4. (slang) Street name for cocaine.
5. The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
6. (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
7. A common name for the Pieris genus of butterflies.
8. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.

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[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours
• leucite
• leukoma
• leukosis
• Sauvignon blanc
• Svetambara
• terra alba
• Race on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Race