Pronunciation: (hwīt, wīt), [key] —adj., whit•er, whit•est, —n.,
v., whit•ed, whit•ing. 1. of the color of pure snow, of the
margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of
sunlight or a similar light. 2. light or comparatively light in
color. 3. (of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the
skin, as of many Caucasoids. 4. for, limited to, or
predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is
Caucasian: a white club; a white neighborhood. 5. pallid or
pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage. 6.
silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair. 7. snowy: a white
Christmas. 8. lacking color; transparent. 9. (politically)
ultraconservative. 10. blank, as an unoccupied space in printed
matter: Fill in the white space below. 11. Armor.composed
entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other
covering; alwite. 12. wearing white clothing: a white monk. 13.
Slang.decent, honorable, or dependable: That's very white of
you. 14. auspicious or fortunate. 15. morally pure; inn