Whiteness
1Whiteness — White ness, n. [AS. hw[=i]tness.] 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. The… …
2Whiteness — WHITENESS, county of Shetland. See Tingwall, Whiteness, and Weesdale …
3whiteness — [hwīt′nis, wīt′nis] n. 1. the quality or condition of being white; specif., a) white color or appearance b) paleness; pallor c) freedom from stain 2. a white substance or part …
4Whiteness — Weißsein (auch Weiß Sein, von am. Whiteness) ist im Wesentlichen eine Kategorie zur kritischen Analyse gesellschaftlich gebildeter Normen wie White Supremacy, die Rassismus verursachen oder begünstigen.[1] Die Analysekategorie [2] Weißsein , bei… …
5Whiteness — 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… …
6Whiteness — Blanchitude La blanchitude ou blanchité, voire Whiteness en anglais, est un concept des sciences humaines contemporaines qui permet de penser le blanc comme une couleur de peau parmi les autres. Surtout utilisée par les cultural studies et la… …
7Whiteness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Whiteness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 whiteness whiteness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 argent argent GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 albification albification etiolation Sgm: N 2 lactescence lactescence GRP …
8whiteness — white ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light. 2) very pale. 3) relating to a human group having light coloured skin, especially of European ancestry. 4) morally or spiritually pure.… …
9whiteness — noun 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑white • Ant: ↑black (for: ↑white) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
10Whiteness studies — is an interdisciplinary arena of academic inquiry focused on the cultural, historical and sociological aspects of people identified as white, and the social construction of whiteness as an ideology tied to social status. Pioneers in the field… …
