Black vs. White
Blackadjective
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Blackadjective
(of a place, etc) Without light.
Blackadjective
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
Blackadjective
Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
Blackadjective
Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare of the hearts or diamonds suit
Blackadjective
Bad; evil; ill-omened.
Blackadjective
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
Blackadjective
Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
Blackadjective
Overcrowded.
Blackadjective
(of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
Blackadjective
Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) often regardless of the pieces' actual colour.
Blackadjective
(typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color.
Blackadjective
(politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
Blackadjective
Relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld from the general public.
Blackadjective
Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it has one or more features that is black or dark, especially in comparison to another species with the same base name.
Blacknoun
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
Blacknoun
A black dye or pigment.
Blacknoun
(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
Blacknoun
(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
Blacknoun
A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.
Blacknoun
The black ball.
Blacknoun
The edge of home plate
Blacknoun
A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
Blacknoun
Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).
Blacknoun
The person playing with the black set of pieces.
Blacknoun
(countable) Part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
Blacknoun
A stain; a spot.
Blackverb
To make black, to blacken.
Blackverb
To apply blacking to something.
Blackverb
(British) To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Blackadjective
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
Blackadjective
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
Blackadjective
Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.
Blackadjective
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
Blackadverb
Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Blacknoun
That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
Blacknoun
A black pigment or dye.
Blacknoun
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
Blacknoun
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
Blacknoun
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
Blacknoun
A stain; a spot; a smooch.
Blackverb
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
Blackverb
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
Blacknoun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Blacknoun
total absence of light;
Blacknoun
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Blacknoun
popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)
Blacknoun
a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Blacknoun
(board games) the darker pieces
Blacknoun
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning);
Blackverb
make or become black;
Blackadjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light;
Blackadjective
of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin;
Blackadjective
marked by anger or resentment or hostility;
Blackadjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;
Blackadjective
offering little or no hope;
Blackadjective
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin;
Blackadjective
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood;
Blackadjective
extremely dark;
Blackadjective
harshly ironic or sinister;
Blackadjective
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading;
Blackadjective
distributed or sold illicitly;
Blackadjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame;
Blackadjective
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
Blackadjective
dressed in black;
Blackadjective
soiled with dirt or soot;
Blackadjective
of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white
Blackadjective
(of the sky or night) completely dark owing to the sun, moon, or stars not being visible
Blackadjective
deeply stained with dirt
Blackadjective
(of a plant or animal) dark in colour as distinguished from a lighter variety
Blackadjective
(of coffee or tea) served without milk
Blackadjective
of or denoting the suits spades and clubs in a pack of cards.
Blackadjective
(of a ski run) of the highest level of difficulty, as indicated by black markers positioned along it.
Blackadjective
belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
Blackadjective
relating to black people
Blackadjective
characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism
Blackadjective
(of a person's state of mind) full of gloom or misery; very depressed
Blackadjective
(of humour) presenting tragic or harrowing situations in comic terms
Blackadjective
full of anger or hatred
Blackadjective
very evil or wicked
Blackadjective
denoting a covert military procedure
Blackadjective
(of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, especially so as to express support for an industrial dispute elsewhere
Blacknoun
black colour or pigment
Blacknoun
black clothes or material, typically worn as a sign of mourning
Blacknoun
darkness, especially of night or an overcast sky
Blacknoun
the player of the black pieces in chess or draughts
Blacknoun
a black thing, in particular the black ball in snooker.
Blacknoun
a member of a dark-skinned people, especially one of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry
Blacknoun
the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation
Blacknoun
blackcurrant cordial
Blackverb
make (something) black, especially with polish
Blackverb
make (one's face and other visible parts) black with polish or make-up so as not to be seen at night or to play the role of a black person in a play or film
Blackverb
refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and gray.
Whiteadjective
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Whiteadjective
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whiteadjective
Designated for use by Caucasians.
Whiteadjective
Relatively light or pale in colour.
Whiteadjective
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
Whiteadjective
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
Whiteadjective
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
Whiteadjective
The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
Whiteadjective
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Whiteadjective
Honourable, fair; decent.
Whiteadjective
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Whiteadjective
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
Whiteadjective
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
Whiteadjective
(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
Whiteadjective
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol filled with color.
Whiteadjective
Characterised by the presence of snow
Whitenoun
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
Whitenoun
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whitenoun
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
Whitenoun
(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
Whitenoun
Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
Whitenoun
The cue ball in cue games.
Whitenoun
White wine.
Whitenoun
Cocaine
Whitenoun
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
Whitenoun
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
Whitenoun
A white pigment.
Whitenoun
(countable) Anything that is of the color white.
Whitenoun
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
Whiteverb
(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
Whiteadjective
Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; - the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
Whiteadjective
Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
Whiteadjective
Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
Whiteadjective
Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Whiteadjective
Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
Whiteadjective
Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
Whitenoun
The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
Whitenoun
Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
Whitenoun
Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
Whitenoun
A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
Whitenoun
A white pigment; as, Venice white.
Whitenoun
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Whiteverb
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
Whitenoun
a member of the Caucasoid race
Whitenoun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Whitenoun
Australian writer (1912-1990)
Whitenoun
United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Whitenoun
United States architect (1853-1906)
Whitenoun
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Whitenoun
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
Whitenoun
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
Whitenoun
(board games) the lighter pieces
Whitenoun
(usually in the plural) trousers
Whiteverb
turn white;
Whiteadjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;
Whiteadjective
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;
Whiteadjective
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;
Whiteadjective
marked by the presence of snow;
Whiteadjective
restricted to whites only;
Whiteadjective
glowing white with heat;
Whiteadjective
benevolent; without malicious intent;
Whiteadjective
of a surface; not written or printed on;
Whiteadjective
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
Whiteadjective
dressed (or especially habited) in white;
Whiteadjective
(of hair) having lost its color;
Whiteadjective
ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion;
Whiteadjective
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of fresh snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black.
