off white
noun [U] /ˌɒfˈwaɪt/
/ˌɑːf-/ Definition
› a white colour with a little grey or yellow in it: The walls were painted off white.Black, white and grey off-white adjective
(Definition of off white noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- blackness noun
- cream noun
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- dove grey noun
- dusty adjective
- ebony adjective (BLACK)
- grey noun
- greyish adjective
- gunmetal grey noun
- jet black noun
- lily-white adjective (COLOUR)
- pearly adjective
- pitch-dark adjective
- sable adjective
- sable noun (COLOUR)
- snow white noun
- sombre adjective
- white adjective (COLOUR)
- white noun (COLOUR)
- whiten verb
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