whitened
Definition
- Adjective:
- Made white or lighter in color: Describes something that has become white or has had its color lightened, often through a process or over time.
- (Specifically of hair) Having lost its natural color, typically becoming white or gray: Refers to hair that has turned white, usually due to age.
Usage
The adjective whitened is used to describe the state of an object after it has undergone a change to become white or lighter. It often implies an action or process that caused the change. * It can describe physical objects like teeth, clothes, or hair. * It is commonly used in the passive sense (e.g., "the whitened walls" means the walls were whitened by something).
Examples
General Use:
- She smiled, revealing a row of whitened teeth.
- The whitened bones lay bleaching in the desert sun.
- He wore a shirt with a whitened collar.
Specific Use (Hair):
- His whitened hair contrasted sharply with his dark eyebrows.
- The old sailor's face was framed by a beard of whitened hair.
Advanced Usage
- "Whitened with fear": A literary expression where a face is described as having become pale or ashen due to extreme fear.
- Her face whitened with fear when she heard the noise.
Variants and Related Words
- Whiten (verb): To make or become white or lighter.
- The detergent will whiten your laundry.
- Whitening (noun/adj): The process or agent that causes something to become white.
- She uses a tooth whitening paste.
Synonyms
- Bleached: Made white or lighter by a chemical process or sunlight.
- Blanched: Made white or pale, often from removing color or from shock.
- Faded: Having lost brightness or color.
- (For hair) Grayed, Silvered: Having turned gray or white.
Antonyms
- Darkened: Made darker in color.
- Stained, Discolored: Marked or changed to a different, often unwanted, color.
Adjective
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(of hair) having lost its color
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the white hairs of old age
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