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Noun: whiteness  wIt-nus
  1. The quality or state of the achromatic colour of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
    - white
     
  2. The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
    - purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence
     
  3. Lightness or fairness of complexion
    "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"

Type of: achromatic color [US], achromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], complexion, condition, skin color [US], skin colour [Brit, Cdn], status

Encyclopedia: Whiteness, Shetland

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