lily-white



lily-white

 
1. (British, American & Australian) completely white in colour He marvelled at her lily-white hands.
2. (American & Australian) completely honest (often negative) He's not exactly lily-white himself, so he has some nerve calling her a cheat!
3. (American & Australian) having only white people near, often because of a wish to keep black people away The black family found it difficult to feel comfortable in this lily-white, prosperous suburb.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mihaelamee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
&Thorn;ÓRgeirr-Ancient Scandinavian
Isra-Arabic
EldadEL-dad (English)Biblical
Raharjorah-HAHR-joIndonesian, Javanese
Bagadata-Ancient Persian