alabaster vs white

white vs alabaster

alabaster and white both are nouns.

alabaster and white both are adjectives.

alabaster is not a verb while white is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alabaster	Yes	Yes	No	No
white	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, white is a hypernym of alabaster; that is, white is a word with a broader meaning than alabaster:

alabaster: a very light white
white: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Other hypernyms of alabaster include whiteness.

alabaster (noun)	white (noun)
a very light white	(board games) the lighter pieces
a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving	(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
a hard compact kind of calcite	the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
	the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

alabaster (adjective)	white (adjective)
of or resembling alabaster	being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
	of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
	anemic looking from illness or emotion
	marked by the presence of snow
	(of coffee) having cream or milk added
	(of a surface) not written or printed on
	benevolent; without malicious intent
	glowing white with heat
	of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
	free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
	restricted to whites only
	(of hair) having lost its color

alabaster (verb)	white (verb)
	turn white

Difference between alabaster and white

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