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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Whiteness \White"ness\, noun [AS. hw[=i]tness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. --Chaucer.
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. ''The whiteness in thy cheek.'' --Shak.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. --Byron.
4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of swans.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
whiteness
noun: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn: {white}] [ant: {black}]
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