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

Synonyms for lily white

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