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Definitions of whitest word

adjective whitest of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 1
adjective whitest light or comparatively light in color. 1
adjective whitest (of human beings) belonging to a group marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, often of European descent. 1
adjective whitest for, limited to, or predominantly made up of white people: a white neighborhood. 1
adjective whitest pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage. 1
adjective whitest silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English whit(e), Old English hwīt; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hweits; akin to wheat

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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