whiteness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
    white.
  2. noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
    sinlessness; purity; innocence; pureness.
  3. noun lightness or fairness of complexion
    • only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering
  4. verb turn white
    white; whiten.
    • This detergent will whiten your laundry

WordNet

White"ness noun
Etymology
AS. hwitness.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer.
  2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." Shak.
  3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
    He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. Byron.
  4. Nakedness. Obs. Chapman.
  5. (Zoöl.) A flock of swans.

Webster 1913