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Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.
William R. Alger

Meaning of "whiteness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITENESS

whiteness  [ˈwaɪtnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whiteness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whiteness

In colorimetry, whiteness is the degree to which a surface is white. An example of its use might be to quantitatively compare two pieces of paper which appear white viewed individually, but not when juxtaposed. The International Commission on Illumination describes it in the following terms: To promote uniformity of practice in the evaluation of whiteness of surface colors, it is recommended that the formulæ for whiteness, W2 or W10, and for tint, Tw,2 or Tw,10, given below, be used for comparisons of the whiteness of samples evaluated for CIE standard illuminant D65. The application of the formulae is restricted to samples that are called "white" commercially, that do not differ much in color and fluorescence, and that are measured on the same instrument at nearly the same time. Within these restrictions, the formulæ provide relative, but not absolute, evaluations of whiteness, that are adequate for commercial use, when employing measuring instruments having suitable modern and commercially available facilities. —CIE Publication 15:2004...

Definition of whiteness in the English dictionary

The definition of whiteness in the dictionary is the quality of being white in colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITENESS


adroitness
əˈdrɔɪtnɪs
appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
aquafitness
ˈækwəˌfɪtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
forthrightness
ˈfɔːθraɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
impoliteness
ˌɪmpəˈlaɪtnɪs
lateness
ˈleɪtnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
politeness
pəˈlaɪtnɪs
reconditeness
rɪˈkɒndaɪtnɪs
rightness
ˈraɪtnɪs
slightness
ˈslaɪtnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
triteness
ˈtraɪtnɪs
unfitness
ʌnˈfɪtnɪs
uprightness
ˈʌpˌraɪtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITENESS

whiteflies
whitefly
Whitehall
Whitehead
Whitehorse
Whitelaw
Whiteley
whitely
whiten
whitener
whitening
whiteout
whitepot
whiter than white
whites
whitesmith
whitetail
whitethorn
whitethroat
whitewall

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITENESS

adhesiveness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of whiteness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whiteness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITENESS

Find out the translation of whiteness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whiteness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whiteness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blancura
570 millions of speakers

English

whiteness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البياض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белизна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brancura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুভ্রতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blancheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keputihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weiße
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백색도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ngây thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெண்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुभ्रपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bianchezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

белизна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vithet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvithet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whiteness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITENESS»

The term «whiteness» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whiteness

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9 QUOTES WITH «WHITENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whiteness.
1
William R. Alger
Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.
2
Timothy Thomas Fortune
The white men of the South had better make up their minds that the blacks will remain in the South just as long as corn will tassel and cotton will bloom into whiteness.
3
Eddie Huang
I don't think people in America understand race, and how deep the hooks of whiteness there are in our consciousness.
4
Eric Liu
If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly entitled him to do - his story would have carried very different meaning. If millions of part-black people had followed him into whiteness, then the N.A.A.C.P. would be in true crisis.
5
Eric Liu
If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.
6
Tom Paulin
Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging.
7
Charles Simeon
Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down.
8
Alexander Smith
The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other.
9
Montel Williams
No one tells every white person in this country how to be. No one tells every Hispanic, or Asian or Jewish person in this country how to be. There is no single definition of whiteness or single definition of blackness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITENESS»

Discover the use of whiteness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whiteness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Displacing Whiteness: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism
This collection begins such a specification."--Dana D. Nelson, University of Kentucky
Ruth Frankenberg, 1997
2
The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American ...
In an Afterword to this second edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself--then surveys criticism of his work. He accepts the views of some critics but challenges others.
David R. Roediger, 1999
3
The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness
"If for no other reason than that the circulation of racialized power has been and is fractured, multi-faceted, contradictory, and continual, then this collection would be valuable in its attention to the accumulation of the political and ...
Birgit Brander Rasmussen, 2001
4
The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White ...
As devastating as the physical destruction brought by Katrina has been, it may turn out that one of the hurricane's most enduring legacies is the way it made visible the effect of racial and class disparities on who lived and who died, who ...
Robert Jensen, 2005
5
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People ...
In this unflinching look at white supremacy, George Lipsitz argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment.
George Lipsitz, 2009
6
Whiteness: Feminist Philosophical Reflections
The essays collected here discuss how one learns to be a good white Southern woman, what it means to pass as white, and whether there really is a dilemma that accompanies white privilege.
Chris J. Cuomo, Kim Q. Hall, 1999
7
Whiteness: An Introduction
Making sociological sense of the idea of whiteness, this book skilfully argues how this concept can help us understand contemporary societies, bringing an emphasis on empirical work to a heavily theorized area.
Steve Garner, 2007
8
Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White
In Working Toward Whiteness, he continues that history into the twentieth century.
David R. Roediger, 2006
9
Making Meaning of Whiteness: Exploring Racial Identity with ...
Describes the decision of several white student teachers to create teaching strategies that eliminate white privilege in schools, and analyzes the role of racial identity in the creation and use of teaching practices.
Alice McIntyre, 1997
10
The Cultivation of Whiteness: Science, Health, and Racial ...
A history of the role of biological theories in the construction and "protection" of whiteness in Australia from the first European settlement through World War II. ""The Cultivation of Whiteness" is an unusual and well-crafted history, a ...
Warwick Anderson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whiteness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What do white millennials think about whiteness? Jose Antonio …
If you ask one of our country's preeminent scholars on race, there's a huge problem with how we think about whiteness. The issue? We don't think about it. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
'Whiteness Goggles' Set Out To Change How You See Cultural …
"Behind them, in the red, is the rest of what whiteness means: the daily violence and brutality of a world system that is bent on turning everything -- every sacred ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Escaping Whiteness
The exposure of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman passing for black, was just a blip in a year of more urgent stories about race in the United States. Indeed, many ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Watch White People Struggle With Their Whiteness In MTV's 'White …
MTV put together a documentary called White People, which highlights the perceived struggle of white people in America as they explore their racial identity. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
5
'Whiteness' Is 'Terror' Professor Lands At Fancypants College That's …
The sociology professor who used her now-protected Twitter account to announce that white people are synonymous with “terror” and to define the Confederate ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
6
TAXPAYER-FUNDED Professor: 'Whiteness' Is 'Terror,' Confederate …
A sociology professor at the University of Memphis has used her Twitter account to announce that white people are synonymous with “terror” and to define the ... «Daily Caller, Jun 15»
7
Prof: I Chose Not To Have Children, Because They'd Be White
Dolezal's aspiration to forsake whiteness and embrace a new race, Michael says, is actually a routine one among whites who are repulsed by the racism and ... «Daily Caller, Jun 15»
8
MTV doc White People probes nature of 'whiteness'
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas (pictured) has partnered with MTV to produce a topical documentary film entitled White ... «StreamDaily, Jun 15»
9
The New York Times's 'Summer Reading List' just hit peak whiteness
NYT Summer Reading List Finally Achieves 100 Percent Whiteness http://t.co/YoJ35oOWKy. — Rebecca Carroll (@rebel19) May 24, 2015. Advertisement ... «Daily Life, May 15»
10
This is your brain on Whiteness: The invisible psychology of white …
Earlier this week, outlaw motorcycle clubs engaged in a daylight gun battle in Waco, Texas. This combat involved hundreds of people. The mall where the riot ... «Salon, May 15»

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