n. [ AS. hwītness. ] 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. “The whiteness in thy cheek.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness. [ 1913 Webster ] He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Nakedness. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Zool.) A flock of swans. [ 1913 Webster ] |