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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 white·ness /ˈhwaɪtnəs, ˈwaɪt-/
 白,蒼白,潔白

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 White·ness n.
 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
 2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.  “The whiteness in thy cheek.”
 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.]
 5. Zool. A flock of swans.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 whiteness
      n : the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest
          lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn:
          white] [ant: black]