white (h)wīt/ adjective 1. of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black. "a sheet of white paper" synonyms: colorless, unpigmented, bleached, natural; noun noun: white; noun: White 1. white color or pigment. "garnet-red flowers flecked with white" white clothes or material. "he was dressed from head to foot in white" white clothes, especially as worn for playing tennis, or as naval uniform, or in the context of washing. plural noun: whites "wash whites separately" white wine. the player of the white pieces in chess or checkers. 2. the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris. verb 1. paint or turn (something) white. "your passion hath whited your face"