Snow-white

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Caucasian person, especially a woman. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
Adjective
  1. 1
    As white as snow; exceptionally white. not-comparable

    "One day he wandered to the banks of the Rhine. On its discolored waters swam a snow-white swan, playfully pulling at the rope which bound a small skiff to the shore."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of the white color of snow wordnet

Synonyms

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chalkyfrostedfrostygrizzledgrizzlyhoar

Example

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"The heavy oak tables were covered with snow-white linen."

Etymology

From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”), Swedish snövit (“snow-white”).

Related phrases

Snow Whitesnow-whiteness

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