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noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
noun lightness or fairness of complexion
originInherited from Middle English whitenesse, whitnesse, whytnesse, hwitnesse, from Old English hwītnes (“whiteness”), equivalent to white + -ness.
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