the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
n. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.
n. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
n. Nakedness.
n. A flock of swans.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being white; white color, or freedom from any darkness or obscurity on the surface.
n. Lack of color in the face; paleness, as from sickness, terror, or grief; pallor.
n. Purity; cleanness; freedom from stain or blemish.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
n. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
n. lightness or fairness of complexion
Word Usage
"But the philosopher who asks whether the Taj has “whiteness” as a constituent and the philosopher who supposes that the Taj does have this property-constituent and asks, “What is the nature of this relation ˜constituent of™ that ˜whiteness™ bears to the Taj?” are asking questions about its ontological structure.)"