Used in a Sentence

whiter

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for whiter.

Editorial note

To get there you have to not only be whiter than white, you've got to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are whiter than white.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of whiter gathered in one view.

adjective

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

adjective

Relatively light or pale in colour.

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for whiter.

adjective

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

adjective

Relatively light or pale in colour.

adjective

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

adjective

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

Example sentences

1

To get there you have to not only be whiter than white, you've got to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are whiter than white.

2

A face that is whiter, has no visible facial hair (and smooth skin) is natually perceived as female.

3

I mostly dabble in whiter-hat stuff now but the progress is slow (but hopefully it lasts longer) and make a few hundred per month.

4

In India there are billboards and TV advertisements advertising 'whitening' creams to bleach your skin to a whiter tone.

5

That includes whiter-skinned blacks and is often left up to the person filing the report.

6

Traditionally, lantern mantles were made with Thorium to produce a brighter and whiter light.

7

Generally the people leaving are older and whiter than the people moving in.

8

Default text color should be current highlighted color, while hover should be whiter.

9

As a result, we've got reasonable diversity (though still whiter than the rest of the neighbourhood).

10

I've definitely noticed that the whiter the light, the faster you wake up in the morning, and the better everything feels.

11

Try applying for a job in Beijing as a Uighur and even though your skin is whiter than Han, you are still going to have lots problems.

12

So glow whiter when hover and move when pressed.

Quote examples

1

Especially since the way I use rubygems makes me hardly ever land on the frontpage; all other pages are much "whiter".

2

I've been to, for lack of a better term, "whiter" parts of the US and have always been a bit uncomfortable.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use whiter in a sentence?

To get there you have to not only be whiter than white, you've got to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are whiter than white.

What does whiter mean?

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

What part of speech is whiter?

whiter is commonly used as adjective.