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白色 — meaning in English

bái sè

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English meaning

  • blank adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  • hoary adj White, whitish, or greyish-white.
  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

白色 is used for these senses in English:

  • blank An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
  • hoary White or grey with age.
  • white Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
  • white Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
  • white The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
  • white A person of European descent with light-colored skin.

blank — full definition

  1. adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  2. adj Showing no expression, understanding, or emotion.
  3. noun A cartridge loaded with gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or effects rather than firing a projectile.
  4. verb To go suddenly unable to remember something.
  5. verb To deliberately ignore someone.

hoary — full definition

  1. adj White, whitish, or greyish-white.
  2. adj White or grey with age.
  3. adj Of a pale silvery grey.
  4. adj Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.

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