white, whiteness
(noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
whiteness
(noun) lightness or fairness of complexion; “only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering”
purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness
(noun) the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whiteness (countable and uncountable, plural whitenesses)
The state of being white (all senses).
(sociology, dysphemistic) The collective of White/Europid people and their historical heritage.
• blackness
Source: Wiktionary
White"ness, n. Etym: [AS. hwitness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer.
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." Shak.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness. He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. Byron.
4. Nakedness. [Obs.] Chapman.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A flock of swans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
