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Synonyms 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 |
Top 10 synonyms for lily white Other synonyms for the word lily white
- admirable
- angelic
- angelical
- babe in woods
- batting a thousand
- blameless
- bueno
- celibate
- characteristic
- charitable
- chaste
- classic
- classical
- cleanhanded
- clear
- commendable
- continent
- correct
- crimeless
- dutiful
- estimable
- ethical
- excellent
- exemplary
- faultless
- free of
- guileless
- guilt-free
- guiltless
- harmless
- honorable
- illustrative
- immaculate
- impeccable
- impeccant
- in the clear
- incorrupt
- inculpable
- innocent
- inviolate
- irreprehensible
- irreproachable
- kid
- laudable
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- lily white
- lily-white
- maidenly
- meritorious
- model
- modest
- neato
- not bad
- not guilty
- not too shabby
- obedient
- paradigmatic
- praiseworthy
- pristine
- prototypical
- punctilious
- pure
- pure as driven snow
- pure as the driven snow
- quintessential
- representative
- reputable
- righteous
- safe
- sinless
- spotless
- stainless
- sterling
- tractable
- typical
- unblamable
- unblemished
- unblighted
- uncensurable
- uncorrupt
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- unimpeachable
- uninvolved
- unoffending
- unprofaned
- unspotted
- unstained
- unsullied
- untainted
- upright
- virgin
- virginal
- virtuous
- well-behaved
- wet behind ears
- wide-eyed
- worthy
Définition 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
- "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
Antonyms for lily white
- applied
- bad
- contaminated
- corrupt
- detestable
- dirty
- disagreeable
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- evil
- fake
- false
- forged
- fraudulent
- immodest
- immoral
- impure
- inadequate
- incompetent
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- indecent
- indefinite
- mean
- misbehaving
- mixed
- noxious
- obscene
- polluted
- rotten
- sinful
- stained
- tainted
- uncertain
- unchaste
- unfit
- ungenuine
- unhealthy
- unpleasant
- unreal
- unreliable
- unrespected
- unskilled
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- unvirtuous
- vicious
- vile
- vulgar
- wicked
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