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lily-white

[lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt, lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt] / ˈlɪl iˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt, ˈlɪl iˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt /
ADJECTIVE
exemplary
Synonyms
WEAK
admirable batting a thousand blameless bueno characteristic classic classical commendable correct estimable excellent faultless good guiltless honorable illustrative inculpable innocent irreprehensible irreproachable laudable meritorious model neato not bad not too shabby paradigmatic praiseworthy prototypical punctilious pure quintessential representative righteous sterling typical unblamable virtuous worthy
ADJECTIVE
innocent
Synonyms
WEAK
above suspicion angelic angelical chaste clean cleanhanded clear crimeless exemplary faultless free of good guilt-free guiltless harmless honest immaculate impeccable impeccant in the clear inculpable irreproachable lawful legal legitimate licit not guilty pristine pure pure as the driven snow righteous safe sinless spotless stainless unblamable unblemished uncensurable uncorrupt uncorrupted undefiled unimpeachable uninvolved unoffending unstained unsullied untainted upright virginal virtuous
lily white
ADJECTIVE
pure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clean decent fresh good honest true
WEAK
babe in woods blameless celibate cherry continent exemplary guileless immaculate inculpable innocent inviolate irreproachable kid maidenly modest pure as driven snow righteous sinless spotless stainless unblemished unblighted uncorrupted undefiled unprofaned unspotted unstained unsullied upright virgin virtuous wet behind ears wide-eyed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dishonest evil false fraudulent unreal unsuitable untrustworthy unvirtuous
WEAK
applied contaminated corrupt dirty immodest impure indecent indefinite mixed obscene polluted tainted uncertain unchaste ungenuine vulgar

Example Sentences

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But if Jackson seemed like an awkward fit for a mostly rural, lily-white state, he nonetheless saw possibilities there.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

It’s a beautiful, sometimes shocking NC-17 story, kept out of the lily-white, upper crust canon of literature — until now.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022

Cole’s ascendance as a star is just one example of how romance—which accounts for 23 percent of the U.S. fiction market—has progressed past the lily-white days of yore.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2020

No longer a caricature of a rich lily-white County, it’s 40% non-Hispanic white, 34% Hispanic, 21.7% Asian and 2.1% Black.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2020

In one upper pocket of his jacket was arrayed a variety of pens and pencils; in the other nestled a lily-white handkerchief whose presence was more decorative than utilitarian.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.