- off-white adj
- ['ɒfˌwaɪt]
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off-white adj
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off-white — n [U] a white colour that has some yellow or grey in it >off white adj ▪ an off white blouse … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-white — adj. tending toward white; not pure white. Syn: whitish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-white — off′ white′ adj. 1) white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color 2) an off white color • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
off-white — [ôf′hwīt΄, ôf′wīt΄] adj. of any of various shades of grayish white or yellowish white … English World dictionary
off-white — /awf hwuyt , wuyt , of /, adj. 1. white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color. n. 2. an off white color. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
ˌoff-ˈwhite — adj close to white in colour, but with slightly more yellow or grey … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
off — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 out of position; not on or touching or attached; loose, separate, gone (has come off; take your coat off). 3 so as to be rid of (sleep it off). 4 so as to … Useful english dictionary
off-hour — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a period of time spent off duty or away from work 2. a. : a period of time other than rush hour cut rate tickets for off hour travelers William White or regular business hours a small store depends on customers during off… … Useful english dictionary
white-bread — white′ bread adj. usage: This term is used with disparaging intent, implying a contempt for the values of the white middle class. inf: disp. 1) inf off pertaining to or characteristic of the white middle class; bourgeois: white bread… … From formal English to slang
lily-white — adj. /lil ee hwuyt , wuyt /; n. /lil ee hwuyt , wuyt /, adj. 1. white as a lily: soft lily white skin. 2. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily white saint, but he s not.… … Universalium
pearly — adj 1. nacreous, creamy, milky, white, whitish, chalky, cretaceous; cloudy, opaque, fume, frosted; albescent, adularescent, canescent; snowy, niveous, hoar, hoary; milk white, snow white, swan white; ivory, gray white, alabaster, eggshell, off… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
