Definitions for whiteness
ˈʰwaɪt nɪs, ˈwaɪt-white·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. white, whitenessnoun

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

2. purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whitenessnoun

   the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

3. whitenessnoun

   lightness or fairness of complexion

   "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whitenessnoun

   The state of being white.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whitenessnoun

   Etymology: from white.

   1. The state of being white; freedom from colour.

   This doth lead me to her hand,
   Of my first love the fatal band,
   Where whiteness doth for ever sit;
   Nature herself enamell’d it. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Whiteness is a mean between all colours, having disposed itself indifferently to them all, so as with equal facility to be tinged with any of them. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   2. Paleness.

   Thou tremblest, and the whiteness of thy cheek,
   Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand. William Shakespeare.

   3. Purity; cleanness.

   The least spot is visible on ermine; but to preserve this whiteness in its original purity, you have, like that ermine, forsaken the common track of business, which is not always clean. Dryden.

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1. whiteness

   Whiteness is a complex social construct that primarily refers to the societal stratifications and privileges granted to people with white or light skin tones within certain societal contexts. It encompasses sociocultural, political, and economic aspects, and is often associated with power, and societal norms and values mostly influenced by Western ideologies. It is often used to examine issues of racial bias, privilege, and systemic inequalities. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the color, or the quality or state of being white.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Whitenessnoun

   the quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface

2. Whitenessnoun

   want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc

3. Whitenessnoun

   freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness

4. Whitenessnoun

   nakedness

5. Whitenessnoun

   a flock of swans

6. Etymology: [AS. hwtness.]

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1. Whiteness

   In colorimetry, whiteness is the degree to which a surface is white. An example of its use might be to quantitatively compare two pieces of paper which appear white viewed individually, but not when juxtaposed. The International Commission on Illumination describes it in the following terms:

Matched Categories

1. • Achromatic Color
   • Complexion
   • Condition

How to pronounce whiteness?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whiteness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiteness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiteness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of whiteness in a Sentence

1. Vicky Osterweil:

   Looting strikes at the heart of property, of whiteness and of the police, it gets to the very root of the way those three things are interconnected. And also, it provides people with an imaginative sense of freedom and pleasure and helps them imagine a world that could be. And I think that's a part of it that doesn't really get talked about – that riots and looting are experienced as sort of joyous and liberatory.

2. Yaba Blay:

   If there's power and privilege isolated in Whiteness and Yaba Blay have the potential to possibly get it, then what is race ? what is a racial identity ?

3. George Ciccariello-Maher:

   Whiteness is never seen as a cause, in and of itself, of these kinds of massacres.

4. Christopher Rufo:

   What I've discovered is that about a third of the Fortune 100 companies that I can verify are promoting the principles of CRT, including systemic racism, White privilege, this idea that whiteness is synonymous with evil, exploitation and oppression. And one of the companies that actually was the one of the worst offenders was American Express, american Express is teaching its employees that the country was fundamentally racist, that capitalism was fundamentally oppressive and that their White employees were guilty of White privilege and internalized White supremacy. All of these horrific crimes based solely on their skin color.

5. Raphael Warnock:

   If it is true that a man who has dominated the news and poisoned the discussion for months needs to repent, then it is doubly true that a nation that can produce such a man and make his vitriol go viral needs to repent, no matter what happens next month, more than a third of the nation that would go along with this, is reason to be afraid. America needs to repent for its worship of Whiteness, on full display this season.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=whiteness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whiteness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=whiteness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiteness
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=whiteness