Noun: whiteness wIt-nus
- The quality or state of the achromatic colour of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
"The whiteness of the room made it feel sterile";
- white
- Lightness or fairness of complexion
"only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"
- The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
"The poet spoke of the whiteness of the child's innocent soul";
- purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence
Type of: achromatic color [US], achromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], complexion, condition, skin color [US], skin colour [Brit, Cdn], status
Encyclopedia: Whiteness, Shetland