Ivory vs. White

Ivorynoun

(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

Ivorynoun

A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.

Ivorynoun

Something made from or resembling ivory.

Ivorynoun

(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.

Ivorynoun

(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.

Ivorynoun

(slang) A white person.

Ivoryadjective

Made of ivory.

Ivoryadjective

Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

Ivorynoun

The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility.

Ivorynoun

The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.

Ivorynoun

Any carving executed in ivory.

Ivorynoun

Teeth; as, to show one's ivories.

Ivorynoun

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

Ivorynoun

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Ivorynoun

a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles

Ivorynoun

an object made of ivory.

Ivorynoun

the keys of a piano

Ivorynoun

a person's teeth.

Ivorynoun

the creamy-white colour of ivory

Ivory

Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin.

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.