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whiteless

whiteless adjective: lacking white; (of the eyes) lacking (visible) whites.

Adjective

whiteless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking white; (of the eyes) lacking (visible) whites.
    • […] The whiteless blue of heaven
      Comes down to meet the greenless gray of earth—
      And compasses her dream.1897, Emerson Hough, The Cowboy (originally published as The Story of the Cowboy), New York: The Brampton Society, 1908, Chapter 13, p. 262
    • In those grave, whiteless eyes and sad small mouth live the eternal sorrows and joys and the whole destiny of man.1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Part I, Chapter 7, Early Russian Painting

Origin of whiteless

From white + -less.

Words formed from whiteless

Questions about whiteless

What does whiteless mean?
Whiteless means lacking white; (of the eyes) lacking (visible) whites.
What part of speech is whiteless?
Whiteless is an adjective.

Words near whiteless in the dictionary

  1. whitelead
  2. Whiteleaf
  3. Whiteleas
  4. whiteleg
  5. Whitelegg
  6. whiteless
  7. whitelessness
  8. whiteletter
  9. Whiteley
  10. Whiteleys
  11. whitelike

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