snow-white
/'snou'wait/
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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of the white color of snow
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