Whiteness
Pronunciation : White"ness
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hwitness.]
Definition : 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?l.)
Defn: A flock of swans.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913