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# whiteness

noun (whiteness, uncountable)

«whiteness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being white, like snow, milk or a clean page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#m1)
2. Paleness of the skin, for example from being ill or frightened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it describes snow, light, teeth or a pale face: "the whiteness of her face showed how scared she was." In science, white light contains all the colours of the rainbow. Phrases: "the whiteness of the snow", "dazzling whiteness".

### Examples

- The whiteness of the snow hurt our eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x1)
- The toothpaste advert promised whiteness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x2)
- I noticed the whiteness of his face after the fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x3)
- The whiteness of the clouds was dazzling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x4)
- Polar bears blend in with the whiteness of the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x5)
- The page's whiteness made the drawing stand out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x6)
- She was tall and of slender figure, and of a dazzling whiteness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: say "whiteness", not "a whiteness" (except in poems). From "white" plus -ness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whiteness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whiteness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whiteness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whiteness.html) on Mova free.