Ivory vs. White
Difference Between Ivory and White
Ivorynoun
A hard, smooth, yellowish-white substance composed primarily of dentin that forms the tusks of the elephant.
Whitenoun
The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast.
Ivorynoun
A similar substance forming the tusks or teeth of certain other mammals, such as the walrus.
Whitenoun
The albumen of an egg.
Ivorynoun
A tusk, especially an elephant's tusk.
Whitenoun
The white part of an eyeball.
Ivorynoun
An article made of ivory.
Whitenoun
A blank or unprinted area, as of an advertisement.
Ivorynoun
A substance resembling ivory.
Whitenoun
whites Pieces of laundry having a white or nearly white color.
Ivorynoun
A pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
Whitenoun
whites White pants or a white outfit of a special nature
tennis whites.Ivorynoun
(Music) Piano keys.
Whitenoun
whites The white dress uniform of the US Navy or Coast Guard.
Ivorynoun
(Games) Dice.
Whitenoun
A white wine.
Ivorynoun
(Slang) The teeth.
Whitenoun
A white pigment.
Ivoryadjective
Composed or constructed of ivory.
Whitenoun
A white breed, species, or variety of animal.
Ivoryadjective
Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
Whitenoun
Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae, characteristically having chiefly white wings often with black markings.
Ivorynoun
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
Whitenoun
also White A member of a racial group having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin.
Ivorynoun
A creamy white colour, the colour of ivory.
Whitenoun
often whites Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar.
Ivorynoun
Something made from or resembling ivory.
Whitenoun
The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess.
Ivorynoun
(collective singular or in plural) The teeth.
Whitenoun
The player using these pieces.
Ivorynoun
(collective singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
Whitenoun
The outermost ring of an archery target.
Ivorynoun
(slang) A white person.
Whitenoun
A hit in this ring.
Ivoryadjective
Made of ivory.
Whitenoun
whites(Medicine) Leukorrhea.
Ivoryadjective
Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
Whitenoun
White A member of a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war.
Ivorynoun
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Whiteadjective
Being of the color white; devoid of hue, as new snow.
Ivorynoun
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Whiteadjective
Weakly colored; almost colorless; pale
white wine.Whiteadjective
Pale gray; silvery and lustrous
white hair.Whiteadjective
Bloodless; blanched.
Whiteadjective
Light or whitish in color or having light or whitish parts. Used with animal and plant names.
Whiteadjective
also White Of or belonging to a racial group of people having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin, and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin
voting patterns within the white population.Whiteadjective
Habited in white
white nuns.Whiteadjective
Accompanied by or mantled with snow
a white Christmas.Whiteadjective
Incandescent
white flames.Whiteadjective
Intensely heated; impassioned
white with fury.Whiteadjective
White Of or relating to a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war.
Whiteadjective
With milk added. Used of tea or coffee.
Whiteadjective
(Archaic) Unsullied; pure.
Whiteverb
(Printing) To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out.
Whiteadjective
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Write in black ink on white paper.Whiteadjective
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whiteadjective
Designated for use by Caucasians.
white drinking fountain;white hospitalWhiteadjective
Relatively light or pale in colour.
white wine;white grapesWhiteadjective
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
Whiteadjective
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
Whiteadjective
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
Whiteadjective
The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass.Whiteadjective
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Whiteadjective
Honourable, fair; decent.
Whiteadjective
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Whiteadjective
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
Whiteadjective
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
Whiteadjective
(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
Whiteadjective
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol filled with color.
Whiteadjective
Characterised by the presence of snow
Whitenoun
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
Whitenoun
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whitenoun
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
Whitenoun
(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
Whitenoun
Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
Whitenoun
The cue ball in cue games.
Whitenoun
White wine.
Whitenoun
Cocaine
Whitenoun
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
Whitenoun
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
Whitenoun
A white pigment.
Venice whiteWhitenoun
(countable) Anything that is of the color white.
Whitenoun
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
Whiteverb
(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
Whitenoun
a member of the Caucasoid race
Whitenoun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Whitenoun
Australian writer (1912-1990)
Whitenoun
United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Whitenoun
United States architect (1853-1906)
Whitenoun
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Whitenoun
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
Whitenoun
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
Whitenoun
(board games) the lighter pieces
Whitenoun
(usually in the plural) trousers
Whiteverb
turn white;
This detergent will whiten your laundryWhiteadjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;
as white as fresh snowa bride's white dressWhiteadjective
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;
voting patterns within the white populationWhiteadjective
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;
in shining white armorWhiteadjective
marked by the presence of snow;
a white Christmasthe white hills of a northern winterWhiteadjective
restricted to whites only;
under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountainsa lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organizationWhiteadjective
glowing white with heat;
white flamesa white-hot center of the fireWhiteadjective
benevolent; without malicious intent;
white magica white liethat's white of youWhiteadjective
of a surface; not written or printed on;
blank pagesfill in the blank spacesa clean pagewide white marginsWhiteadjective
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
Whiteadjective
dressed (or especially habited) in white;
white nunsWhiteadjective
(of hair) having lost its color;
the white hairs of old ageWhiteadjective
ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion;
a face turned ashenthe invalid's blanched cheekstried to speak with bloodless lipsa face livid with shocklips...livid with the hue of deathlips white with terrora face white with rageWhiteadjective
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;
white nights
