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lily-white
lil·y-white (lĭl′ē-wīt′, -hwīt′)adj.1. White as a lily.2. Beyond reproach; blameless: a man with a lily-white record.3. Informal Consisting of white people only or excluding nonwhite people.lily-white adj 1. (Colours) of a pure white: lily-white skin. 2. informal pure; irreproachable 3. informal a. discriminating against Black people: a lily-white club. b. racially segregated lil′y-white′
adj. 1. white as a lily. 2. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection. 3. designating or pertaining to any faction or group opposing the inclusion of blacks in political or social life. [1275–1325] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | lily-white - restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"whitesegregated, unintegrated - separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" | | 2. | lily-white - of a pure white colorachromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" |
lily-whiteadjective1. pure white, white, milk-white, white as snow Blood stained his lily-white shirt.2. (Informal) innocent, pure, impeccable, virtuous, spotless, squeaky-clean, untainted, unsullied, untarnished, irreproachable their lily-white business ethicslily-whiteadjective1. Beyond reproach:blameless, exemplary, good, irreprehensible, irreproachable, unblamable.2. Free from evil and corruption:angelic, angelical, clean, innocent, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal.Idiom: pure as the driven snow.3. Free from guilt or blame:blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, innocent, irreproachable, unblamable.Slang: clean.Idiom: in the clear.Translationslily-white
lily-white1. Pure white in color. The locals were absolutely fascinated with our lily-white skin.2. Strait-laced; totally honest. You're being naïve if you think the top business people are lily white.3. Consisting solely or primarily of white people. He'd always lived in lily-white towns, so he felt a bit out of place when he moved to a city with a large black community.lily-white
Synonyms for lily-whiteadj pure whiteSynonyms- pure white
- white
- milk-white
- white as snow
adj innocentSynonyms- innocent
- pure
- impeccable
- virtuous
- spotless
- squeaky-clean
- untainted
- unsullied
- untarnished
- irreproachable
Synonyms for lily-whiteadj beyond reproachSynonyms- blameless
- exemplary
- good
- irreprehensible
- irreproachable
- unblamable
adj free from evil and corruptionSynonyms- angelic
- angelical
- clean
- innocent
- pure
- sinless
- unblemished
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- unstained
- unsullied
- untainted
- virginal
adj free from guilt or blameSynonyms- blameless
- faultless
- guiltless
- harmless
- innocent
- irreproachable
- unblamable
- clean
Synonyms for lily-whiteadj restricted to whites onlySynonymsRelated Wordsadj of a pure white colorRelated Words |