white

/waɪt/

adjectivenounwhite

Think: “Whales are WHITE”—both start with “wh” and end with the “-ite” sound.

Yes, it's white. The tricky part is the silent H: write it as W + H + ITE (white).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveHaving the color of fresh snow or milk; the lightest color.
  2. adjectiveVery pale or light in color.
  3. nounThe color white.
  4. nounA white piece or part of something (such as the white of an egg).

Examples

  • She wore a white shirt to school.
  • The artist mixed white with blue to make a lighter shade.
  • He separated the egg white from the yolk.

Synonyms

palelightsnowymilkycolorless

Antonyms

blackdark

Translations

ES blancoPT brancoFR blanc

Common misspellings

witewhitwhtewhightwhittewytewhietwhiite

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