1. the quality or state of being white in color
2. purity or innocence
Usage: literary
3. the social and cultural identity associated with being white
Usage: sociology; critical race theory

Examples

• The whiteness of the snow was blinding in the sunlight.
• She admired the whiteness of his teeth after he smiled.
• The whiteness of the wedding dress symbolized purity.
• The paper’s whiteness made the black ink stand out clearly.
• Scholars study whiteness as a social construct in American history.
• The whiteness of the clouds contrasted with the blue sky.