: a yellowish or grayish white

Examples of off-white in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the crab from Spain was an off-white color, another P. dioscurus from Morocco was a brown, marbled color. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024 Both the table and sofa feature an off-white color base with teak wood accents on the sofa’s arms and tabletop for added warmth and texture. Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2024 Useful Controls, But Battery Life Shorts Out At 3.1 by 8.1 by 3.0 inches (HWD) and roughly 1.4 pounds, the ULT Field 1 is available in black, gray, off-white, or orange. PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024 This hands-free pumping and nursing bra features stunning lace in three color options: black, cream (off-white), and seashell. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024 At the time, a beaming Fanning walked the red carpet alongside costars Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in a sweet off-white satin dress with an empire waist, paired with white tights, black Mary Janes and a purse shaped like a present. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 The emergency department was a tidy, off-white building until Israeli troops returned there in March. Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Unusually for an inexpensive car, Kia will offer several interior color schemes including gray, black, off-white and most interestingly, green, which evokes shades of Genesis’ interior choices. Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 For that, Lohan paired a Galliano off-white, spaghetti strap floor-length gown with a Sentaler coat and Casadei shoes. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

off-white

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

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