Kilo Lingo

white

/waɪt/

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Translation

Having the colour of snow or of fresh milk, the lightest of all colours.

Word origin

From Old English hwit, the common Germanic word for the colour.

Origin
Old English
Root
hwit

Examples

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"White" tells us the colour of the shirt.

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Here "white" describes the colour of the snow.

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Here "white" is the colour she painted the walls.

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This word is part of lesson 13.