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whited

whit·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahy-tid, wahy-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪ tɪd, ˈwaɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahy-tid, wahy-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪ tɪd, ˈwaɪ-/

Definitions of whited word

  • adjective whited of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 1
  • adjective whited light or comparatively light in color. 1
  • adjective whited (of human beings) belonging to a group marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, often of European descent. 1
  • adjective whited for, limited to, or predominantly made up of white people: a white neighborhood. 1
  • adjective whited pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage. 1
  • adjective whited silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair. 1

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Origin of whited

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at white, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whited popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

whited usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for whited

adjective whited

  • silvered — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
  • grayed — Simple past tense and past participle of gray.
  • cleared — Simple past tense and past participle of clear.
  • faired — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • lit — a simple past tense and past participle of light3 .

verb whited

  • glossed — Having a gloss.
  • grizzled — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
  • glozed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloze.
  • chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
  • decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.

Antonyms for whited

adjective whited

  • dimmed — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • dirtied — Simple past tense and past participle of dirty.

noun whited

  • tinged — a slight degree of coloration.
  • colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • imbrued — Simple past tense and past participle of imbrue.
  • shaded — noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character.

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