Lily-white
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lily-white is an adjective meaning A shade of the color white.
Meaning
A shade of the color white.
More Meanings
- Pure, unblemished, immaculate.
- Innocent, having a reputation beyond reproach.
- (slang, sometimes derogatory) Of the Caucasian race; white.
Example Sentences
Not a pimple nor freckle marred her lily-white skin
Four for the Gospel makers, / Three, three, the rivals, / Two, two, the lily-white boys, Clothed all in green, O
The film was shot on location in Notting Hill, but observers noticed how its streets were suspiciously free of black people, and instead “wholly populated with mindless, twittering, wittering, lily-white rich”, as writer China Miéville put it.
Synonyms for lily-white
Depending on context, synonyms include achromatic, white, segregated, colorless, unintegrated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include white, colorless, achromatic, segregated, unintegrated, lily-handed.
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