snow-white

/'snou'wait/

Thân thiện

The princess wore a snow-white gown to the ball.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of the white color of snow: Describes a pure, brilliant, and unblemished white color, similar to that of freshly fallen snow.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bride wore a snow-white dress for her wedding.
  • The walls of the cottage were painted a snow-white color.
  • Her smile revealed a set of snow-white teeth.

Advanced Usage

• "Snow-white" as a descriptor of purity or cleanliness: Often used metaphorically to imply extreme cleanliness, purity, or innocence.
  • The laboratory was kept in snow-white condition.
  • He had a snow-white reputation in the community.

Variants and Related Words

• Snowy (adj): Resembling or abounding with snow; white like snow.
  • The fields were snowy in the moonlight.
• White (adj): The general color category to which "snow-white" belongs.

Synonyms

• Pure white: Unmixed with any other color; perfectly white.
• Alabaster: A smooth, white stone; used to describe a very pale, smooth white.
• Ivory: A creamy white color, similar to the material from elephant tusks (slightly different hue but often used for comparison).

Related Phrases

• As white as snow: A simile directly comparing something's whiteness to that of snow.
  • The sheets were as white as snow.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of the white color of snow

Từ đồng nghĩa

• snowy