white vs ivory

white and ivory both are nouns.

white is an adjective but ivory is not an adjective.

white is a verb but ivory is not a verb.

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

As nouns, ivory is a hyponym of white; that is, ivory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than white:

white: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
ivory: a shade of white the color of bleached bones

Other hyponyms of white include alabaster, bleach, bone, off-white, pearl, chalk, frostiness, hoariness.

white (noun)	ivory (noun)
(board games) the lighter pieces	a shade of white the color of bleached bones
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth	a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
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

white (adjective)	ivory (adjective)
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

white (verb)	ivory (verb)
turn white

Difference between white and ivory

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