The difference between Nonwhite and White
When used as nouns, nonwhite means a person who is not white, whereas white means the color/colour of snow or milk.
When used as adjectives, nonwhite means not white in color, whereas white means bright and colourless.
White is also verb with the meaning: to make white.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nonwhite and White
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Nonwhite as an adjective:
Not white in color.
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Nonwhite as an adjective:
Not belonging to the white race.
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Nonwhite as an adjective:
Not associated with white people.
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Nonwhite as a noun:
A person who is not white.
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White as an adjective:
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Examples:
"Write in black ink on white paper."
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White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):
Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
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White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):
Designated for use by Caucasians.
Examples:
"'white drinking fountain;  white hospital"
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White as an adjective:
Relatively light or pale in colour.
Examples:
"'white wine;  white grapes"
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White as an adjective:
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
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White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
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White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):
Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
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White as an adjective (board games, chess):
The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
Examples:
"The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass."
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White as an adjective:
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
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White as an adjective:
Honourable, fair; decent.
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White as an adjective:
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
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White as an adjective (archaic):
Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
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White as an adjective (obsolete):
Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
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White as an adjective (politics):
Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
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White as an adjective (of tea):
Made from immature leaves and shoots.
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White as an adjective (typography):
Not containing characters; see white space.
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White as an adjective (typography):
Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare .
Examples:
"Compare two Unicode symbols: mu ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; mu ☛ = BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX"
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White as an adjective:
Characterised by the presence of snow.
Examples:
"a white Christmas or white Easter"
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White as a noun:
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
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White as a noun:
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
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White as a noun:
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
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White as a noun (anatomy):
The sclera, white of the eye.
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White as a noun:
Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
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White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):
The cue ball in cue games.
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White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):
White wine.
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White as a noun (slang, US):
Cocaine
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White as a noun (archery):
The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
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White as a noun:
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
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White as a noun:
A white pigment.
Examples:
"Venice white"
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White as a noun (countable):
Anything that is of the color white.
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White as a noun:
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
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White as a verb (transitive):
To make white; to whiten; to bleach.