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offwhite

offwhite is the alternative form of off-white.

Meaning of off-white

Adjective

off-white (not comparable)

  1. Of a very pale colour that is almost white.
    • The ceiling panels are in off-white eggshell semi-matt finish.1959 January, “Single-Unit Diesel Railcars for the Western Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 57

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Questions about offwhite

What is offwhite the alternative form of?
Offwhite is the alternative form of off-white.

Words near offwhite in the dictionary

  1. offuscates
  2. offuscating
  3. offuscation
  4. offuscations
  5. Offwell
  6. offwhite
  7. offwiki
  8. offwing
  9. offwings
  10. offworld
  11. offworlder

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