1white 
/ˈwaɪt/ adjective
whit·er; whit·est /ˈwaɪt/ adjective 1 a : having the color of fresh snow or milk
▪ He was wearing white sneakers. ▪ a white T-shirt/blouse ▪ white socks ▪ white lilies ▪ puffy white clouds ▪ white hair ▪ He had a long, white beard. ▪ white rice
b : light or pale in color
▪ Her lips were white with fear. ▪ He turned white when he heard the news. — see also snow-white 2 : of or relating to a race of people who have light-colored skin and who come originally from Europe
▪ The suspect was a white [=Caucasian] male. ▪ He came from a white middle-class background. ▪ His mother is Hispanic and his father is white. 3 US : not having anything written or printed on it
▪ There was too much white [=empty, blank] space on the page. 4 Brit : served with cream or milk
▪ white coffee/tea
▪ He was wearing white sneakers. ▪ a white T-shirt/blouse ▪ white socks ▪ white lilies ▪ puffy white clouds ▪ white hair ▪ He had a long, white beard. ▪ white rice
b : light or pale in color
▪ Her lips were white with fear. ▪ He turned white when he heard the news. — see also snow-white
▪ The suspect was a white [=Caucasian] male. ▪ He came from a white middle-class background. ▪ His mother is Hispanic and his father is white.
▪ There was too much white [=empty, blank] space on the page.
▪ white coffee/tea
a white Christmas
: a Christmas when there is snow on the ground or when it is snowing
▪ We were hoping for a white Christmas.
▪ We were hoping for a white Christmas.
— white·ness /ˈwaɪtnəs/ noun [noncount]
/ˈwaɪtnəs/ noun [noncount]— whit·ish /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ adjective
▪ whitish hair
/ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ adjective ▪ whitish hair
