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Added 9 October 2026

whiteness

/ˈwaɪtnəs/ noun

In Latin: albitūdō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about whiteness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state or quality of being white (all senses).
The quality of being white (in the racial sense).
The quality of being white noise.

Origin

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

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