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whiteness

whi·te·ness

UK/ˈwaɪtnəs/ US/ˈʍaɪtnəs/ rare

noun

1.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.

Phrases

  • political whiteness
  • whiteness studies

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