English → Latin
“white, whiteness” in Latin
albuswhite (properly without luster), dull white; clear, bright; pale, fair, gray, hoaryalbitūdōwhiteness, white colorcandora dazzling or glossy whiteness; clearness, radiance, brightness; fairness, beauty; glow, heatalbūmenalbumen; the white of an eggalborwhiteness; albumen, egg whiteōvumegg (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the em
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
white, whiteness
album (white color): albitudo (as an abiding quality): candor (brilliant, dazzling white). The white of the eyes, album oculorum (Cels.): the white of an egg, album ovi. ☞ Albugo was a white speck in the eye (as disease). Albumen, albumentum, albor (ovi) are all late.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for white, whiteness?
- The usual Latin words for “white, whiteness” are albus, albitūdō, candor; also albūmen, albor, ōvum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.