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Albino vs Whiteness - What's the difference?

albino | whiteness |

As nouns the difference between albino and whiteness

is that albino is while whiteness is the state of being white.

albino

English

Adjective

(-)
  • congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative. albinism.org * The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects'' of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be ''more/most/less/least albino'' (not *''albinoer'', *''albinest , etc).

    Synonyms

    * (lacking melanin) albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (having an excess of melanin) hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

    See also

    * (lacking pigment) hypopigmented * (having an excess of pigment) hyperpigmented

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some when used to designate a human being; the phrase "person with albinism" is a neutral alternative.

    Synonyms

    * (one lacking melanin) albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (one having an excess of melanin) hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

    Derived terms

    () * albinism * albinistic * albinoid * albinic * albinal

    External links

    * (wikipedia "albino")

    References

    Anagrams

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    whiteness

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being white.

    • Antonyms

    * blackness