lily-white

English

Etymology

From Middle English liliwhite, lilye-white, lilye-whyt, equivalent to lily +‎ white.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lily-white (comparative more lily-white, superlative most lily-white)

1. A shade of the color white.
2. Pure, unblemished, immaculate.

   Not a pimple nor freckle marred her lily-white skin

3. Innocent, having a reputation beyond reproach.
4. (slang, ethnic slur) Caucasian; white.

Translations

a shade of the color white

• Finnish: liljanvalkoinen
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• Hungarian: liliomfehér (hu)