: a yellowish or grayish white

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The actress wore an off-white slip dress paired with black tights and black kitten heels, under an oversize black coat. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 She was last seen wearing a long off-white coat, gray hooded sweatshirt and navy blue hip bag, the park service said. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024 The pages are a subtle off-white and have a weight and texture that draws you in. Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024 She was last seen wearing a long, off-white coat and a gray hooded sweatshirt and was carrying a navy blue bag, the park service said. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for off-white 

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-white was in 1927

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“Off-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-white. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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off-white

noun
ˈȯf-ˈhwīt,
-ˈwīt
: a yellowish or grayish white

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