alabaster vs whiteness
whiteness vs alabasteralabaster and whiteness both are nouns.
alabaster is an adjective but whiteness is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alabaster | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| whiteness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
whiteness is a hypernym of
alabaster; that is, whiteness is a
word with a broader meaning than alabaster:
- alabaster: a very light white
- whiteness: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Other hypernyms of alabaster include
white.
| alabaster (noun) | whiteness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a very light white | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) |
| a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving | lightness or fairness of complexion |
| a hard compact kind of calcite | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil |
| alabaster (adjective) | whiteness (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or resembling alabaster |
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