whiteness vs status

whiteness and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whiteness	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of whiteness; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than whiteness:

whiteness: the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
status: a state at a particular time

Other hypernyms of whiteness include condition.

whiteness (noun)	status (noun)
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
lightness or fairness of complexion	a state at a particular time
the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil