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Antonyms for lily white


Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt; noun lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈlɪl iˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt; noun ˈlɪl iˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt



Definition of lily white

Origin :
  • early 14c., from lily + white; from 1903 with reference to whites-only segregation; 1964 as "irreproachable."
  • As in pure : adj virginal, chaste
  • As in irreprehensible : adj exemplary
  • As in lily-white : adj exemplary
  • As in lily-white : adj innocent
  • As in unblamable : adj innocent
  • As in unblamable : adj exemplary
  • As in uncorrupted : adj innocent
  • As in untainted : adj innocent
  • As in virginal : adj innocent
  • As in good : adj moral, virtuous
Example sentences :
  • "You might as well say that the root of a rose is red, and of a lily white," said No. 3.
  • Extract from : « Loss and Gain » by John Henry Newman
  • Why is the lily white, the robin's breast splashed with red?
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Mythology » by Lewis Spence
  • Alleyne, glancing at her, noted that her breath came quick and short, and that her cheeks had blanched to a lily white.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Apparently, at this point, Mr. Jones expected Virginia to extend her lily white hand to be kissed.
  • Extract from : « The Triumph of Virginia Dale » by John Francis, Jr.
  • And now indeed Hope, holy sister, swept through the poet's sky in crown of gold and robe of lily white.
  • Extract from : « Bristol Bells » by Emma Marshall
  • The Prince bowed and pressed a kiss upon her hand and she was glad it was lily white and not rough and red.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Cinderella » by Amanda M. Douglas
  • This custom became frequent, and, in spite of himself, Smiths lily white sentiments were undermining the rule of his party.
  • Extract from : « Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama » by Walter L. Fleming
  • Her confusion expressed itself in deep damask roses on the cheeks that had, indeed, been lily white before.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • I bent down, kissed the lily white hand which lay on the counterpane, and rushed from the room.
  • Extract from : « A Plucky Girl » by L. T. Meade
  • The songs of the poet with lily white hands who writes about the dignity of toil and subservience to the employer will disappear.
  • Extract from : « The Literature of Ecstasy » by Albert Mordell

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