noun
- The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black.
- synonyms: white
- The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil.
- synonyms: purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence
- Lightness or fairness of complexion.
- usage: "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"
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