Snow-white
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Snow-white is an adjective meaning As white as snow; exceptionally white.
Meaning
As white as snow; exceptionally white.
More Meanings
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A Caucasian person, especially a woman.
Example Sentences
It was also a delight to see a racially mixed band from Boston. Too bad that the crowd was snow white. We've all still got a helluva long way to go.
One day he wandered to the banks of the Rhine. On its discolored waters swam a snow-white swan, playfully pulling at the rope which bound a small skiff to the shore.
Word Forms
- snow-whites
Synonyms for snow-white
Depending on context, synonyms include lily-white, niveous, achromatic, colorless, snowy.
Antonyms for snow-white
Common opposites include coalblack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snowy, colorless, achromatic, superwhite, hyperwhite, superpure.
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