white
a Caucasian
How often you will meet it
Rank 260 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 85,142 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.040% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a Caucasian also: White person, Caucasian
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) also: whiteness
- United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) also: Edward White, Edward D. White, Edward Douglas White Jr.
- Australian writer (1912-1990) also: Patrick White, Patrick Victor Martindale White
- United States political journalist (1915-1986) also: T. H. White, Theodore Harold White
- United States architect (1853-1906) also: Stanford White
white in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In the grass, white daisies were tremulous.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The shadow of the vines made a delicate tracery over her white dress.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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During the slave regime, the Southern white man owned the Negro body and soul.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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His figure became red, white, transparent, dazzling--a blaze of intense light--rose, trembled, and disappeared.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1