Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiteface

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: white-face
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Makeup that makes the face appear white.

Uncountable

noun

Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.

Countable

noun

A Hereford cow.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.

Countable

noun

A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)

Countable; Slang

noun

A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture."
"Craig has gotten himself entree into a dangerous Chinatown card game, where he is playing the role of the malleable whiteface, the unlucky Irishman known as Mickey in order to infiltrate the drug-dealing operations of Asian gang members."

Etymology

From white + face.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whitefaces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blackface brownface redface transface yellowface

Synonyms

paleface hereford

Questions

What does whiteface mean?: Makeup that makes the face appear white.
Where does whiteface come from?: From white + face.

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