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Word entry · 9 letters

whiteness

Best crossword clue

"Pale quality"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈwaɪtnəs/Part of speech nounSorted eehinsstwStarts with WEnds with S2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.

Used in a sentence

  • [Snow] may […] exchange its whiteness for yellowness, without losing its right to be called snow; […]
  • Despite this criticism, this check for whiteness of a time series enjoys much popularity as it is very easy to carry out.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Pale quality9 letters
02Lightest color quality9 letters

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