: a yellowish or grayish white

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The photo offered a closer look at Meyer's bridal attire: an off-white minidress composed of a sheer top and a satin skirt. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The green leaves and off-white base color look great with farmhouse, traditional and transitional decor. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 Instead, the Autry Medalist comes with a simple shape, a sole in off-white, and a look that’s somewhere between the tennis courts of the ’80s and modern minimalism. Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025 From the front, the Aspen features a thin black or clay-colored outer bezel with a 1.3-inch off-white mat around the screen. PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 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 2 May. 2025.

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off-white

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

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