[wʌɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black
(e.g: a sheet of white paper)

- belonging to or denoting a human group having light-coloured skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction)
(e.g: white suburban kids)

- counter-revolutionary or reactionary


Phrases:
- white man's burden
- whited sepulchre
- whiter than white

Origin:
late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat

[wʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- white colour or pigment
(e.g: garnet-red flowers flecked with white)

- the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris

- the outer part (white when cooked) which surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen

- a member of a human group having light-coloured skin, especially one of European extraction

- a white or cream butterfly which has dark veins or spots on the wings and can be a serious crop pest


Phrases:
- white man's burden
- whited sepulchre
- whiter than white

Origin:
late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat

[wʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- paint or turn (something) white
(e.g: your passion hath whited your face)


Phrases:
- white man's burden
- whited sepulchre
- whiter than white

Origin:
late Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat