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Non-white — synonyms, non-white antonyms, definition

1. non-white (Adjective)

14 synonyms
ashen blanched blank bloodless clean colored coloured dark dark-skinned lily-white livid snowy white-hot whitened
1 antonym
black
13 definitions

non-white (Adjective) — Having skin rich in melanin pigments. ex. "National Association for the Advancement of non-white People"

non-white (Adjective) — Being of the achromatic colour of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light. ex. "as white as fresh snow" ex. "a bride's white dress"

non-white (Adjective) — Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration. ex. "voting patterns within the white population"

non-white (Adjective) — Free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied. ex. "in shining white armour"

non-white (Adjective) — Marked by the presence of snow. ex. "the white hills of a northern winter" ex. "a white Christmas"

non-white (Adjective) — Restricted to whites only. ex. "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains" ex. "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"

non-white (Adjective) — Glowing white with heat. ex. "white flames" ex. "a white-hot centre of the fire"

non-white (Adjective) — Benevolent; without malicious intent. ex. "that's white of you"

non-white (Adjective) — (of a surface) not written or printed on. ex. "wide white margins"

non-white (Adjective) — (of coffee) having cream or milk added.

non-white (Adjective) — (of hair) having lost its colour. ex. "the white hairs of old age"

non-white (Adjective) — Anaemic looking from illness or emotion. ex. "lips white with terror" ex. "a face white with rage"

non-white (Adjective) — Of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets. ex. "white nights"

1 see also
value

2. non-white (Noun)

7 synonyms
albumen egg white flannel gabardine ovalbumin tweed whiteness
1 antonym
black
4 definitions

non-white (Noun) — The quality or state of the achromatic colour of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black).

non-white (Noun) — The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water. ex. "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

non-white (Noun) — (board games) the lighter pieces.

non-white (Noun) — (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel, gabardine, tweed or white cloth.

10 types of
achromatic color achromatic colour dack dak fixings ingredient man pant piece trouser
9 types
Alabaster bleach bone chalk frostiness hoariness ivory off-white pearl
2 parts of
egg eggs
2 topics
chess chess game

3. non-white (Verb)

1 synonym
whiten
1 definition

non-white (Verb) — Turn white.

4 types of
color colour discolor discolour
1 type
bleach