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

  1. Nonwhite as an adjective:

    Not white in color.

  2. Nonwhite as an adjective:

    Not belonging to the white race.

  3. Nonwhite as an adjective:

    Not associated with white people.

  1. Nonwhite as a noun:

    A person who is not white.

  1. White as an adjective:

    Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    Examples:

    "Write in black ink on white paper."

  2. White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):

    Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):

    Designated for use by Caucasians.

    Examples:

    "'white drinking fountain;  white hospital"

  4. White as an adjective:

    Relatively light or pale in colour.

    Examples:

    "'white wine;  white grapes"

  5. White as an adjective:

    Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

  6. White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):

    Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

  7. White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):

    Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

  8. 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."

  9. White as an adjective:

    Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

  10. White as an adjective:

    Honourable, fair; decent.

  11. White as an adjective:

    Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

  12. White as an adjective (archaic):

    Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

  13. White as an adjective (obsolete):

    Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

  14. White as an adjective (politics):

    Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

  15. White as an adjective (of tea):

    Made from immature leaves and shoots.

  16. White as an adjective (typography):

    Not containing characters; see white space.

  17. 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"

  18. White as an adjective:

    Characterised by the presence of snow.

    Examples:

    "a white Christmas or white Easter"

  1. White as a noun:

    The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

  2. White as a noun:

    A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as a noun:

    The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

  4. White as a noun (anatomy):

    The sclera, white of the eye.

  5. White as a noun:

    Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

  6. White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):

    The cue ball in cue games.

  7. White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    White wine.

  8. White as a noun (slang, US):

    Cocaine

  9. 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.

  10. White as a noun:

    The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

  11. White as a noun:

    A white pigment.

    Examples:

    "Venice white"

  12. White as a noun (countable):

    Anything that is of the color white.

  13. White as a noun:

    The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

  1. White as a verb (transitive):

    To make white; to whiten; to bleach.