snow-white
snow-white — noun
1. a very pure, bright white colour that is the same as or similar to the colour of
a very pure, bright white colour that is the same as or similar to the colour of fresh snow
The walls in Camila's bedroom were painted a soft snow-white.
uncountable noun referring to a colour shade
For the kitchen cabinets, Ilan chose a shade called snow-white.
a shade called / named + colour word
Ezra thought snow-white would make the living room feel more open.
The snow-white of the freshly painted ceiling gave the room a clean look.
- pure white
less specific; any white without tint, not necessarily similar to snow
- milky white
softer and warmer tone; not as bright or cold as snow-white
- jet-black
the darkest possible black, opposite end of the brightness scale
文法句型
a shade of snow-white
painted in snow-white
用法筆記
When used as an uncountable noun, snow-white names the colour itself (e.g., 'a room painted in snow-white'). When used countably with 'a', it refers to a specific shade of that colour.
snow-white — adjective
1. of a shade that is bright and clean, just like newly fallen snow
of a shade that is bright and clean, just like newly fallen snow
Grandma's snow-white hair was always neatly brushed and pinned up.
typical collocation: snow-white hair
The bride wore a snow-white dress with a long train.
typical collocation: snow-white dress (wedding context)
A snow-white cat sat quietly on the garden wall near the roses.
Hari's snow-white shirt was freshly ironed for the ceremony.
Pim polished his leather shoes until his socks were snow-white.
- pure white
more general; not necessarily as bright as snow
- pristine white
suggests cleanness and newness alongside the colour
- ivory
a soft white with a yellowish tint; less bright than snow-white
- jet-black
the purest, darkest black
- pitch-black
extremely dark, with no light at all
文法句型
snow-white + noun
用法筆記
Snow-white is an absolute adjective — something is either snow-white or it is not. Avoid gradable modifiers such as 'very' or 'quite' before it in formal writing.