Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitehood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: white-hood
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being (racially) white.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The white ruling class of yesteryear also manifested this prejudice in favour of the Chinese, in that the Chinese were the first to penetrate the inner circle of 'whitehood'."
"American nationality seems to be linked to whitehood."

Etymology

From white + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: white

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does whitehood mean?: The condition of being (racially) white.
Where does whitehood come from?: From white + -hood.

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