white-handed
English
adjective
Definitions
- Having hands that are white.
- Characterized by delicacy and a pale-skinned beauty.
- Aristocratic, with connotations of effeminacy and foppishness.
- From the professional classes; With hands that are not brown from manual labor.
- Benevolent or virtuous.
Etymology
Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English handed.
Origin
English
handed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurowhite English
- White Crown English
- White Day English
- White Sox English
- Whiteacre English
- Whiteboy English
- Whitehead English
- Whitehorse English
- Whitsun English
- Witter English
- acetowhite English
- ambi-handed English
- antiwhite English
- barehanded English
- bloody-handed English
- both-handed English
- broken-handed English
- brokenhanded English
- cack-handed English
- close-handed English
- closehanded English
- coarse-handed English
- coarsehanded English
- cross-handed English
- cross-handedness English
- crosshanded English
- dead-handed English
- deadhanded English
- deft-handed English
- defthanded English
- dirty-handed English
- doublehanded English
- dry-handed English
- either-handed English
- emptyhanded English
- evenhanded English
- fair-handed English
- fairhanded English
- fast-handed English
- fourhanded English
- freehanded English
- full-handed English
- gentle-handed English
- gouty-handed English
- green-white-checkered English
- handed English
- handedly English
- handedness English
- hardhanded English
- horny-handed English
- hyperwhite English
- interwhite English
- intrawhite English
- ironhanded English
- large-handed English
- left-handed English
- lefthanded English
- level-handed English
- lily-handed English
- lily-white English
- loose-handed English
- many-handed English
- monowhite English
- naked-handed English
- neat-handed English
- non-white English
- nonwhite English
- numb-handed English
- offhanded English
- one-handed English
- open-handed English
- overhanded English
- paperwhite English
- pro-white English
- prowhite English
- ready-handed English
- red-handed English
- right-handed English
- secondhanded English
- shorthanded English
- shovel-handed English
- side-handed English
- slack-handed English
- snow-white English
- spade-handed English
- steady-handed English
- strait-handed English
- strong-handed English
- superwhite English
- sure-handed English
- swift-handed English
- tender-handed English
- tighty whities English
- toom-handed English
- two-handed English
- underhanded English
- unwhite English
- uphanded English
- weak-handed English
- wheatear English
- white English
- white truffle English
- white-crowned plover English
- white-eye English
- white-haired English
- white-handedly English
- white-handedness English
- white-rumped hawk English
- white-shirt English
- white-tailed hawk English
- white-throated hawk English
- whiteass English
- whiteback English
- whitebait English
- whitebark English
- whitebeam English
- whitebeard English
- whitebelly English
- whitebill English
- whiteboard English
- whiteboy English
- whitecap English
- whitecapped English
- whitecapper English
- whitecoat English
- whitedamp English
- whiteface English
- whitefella English
- whitefeller English
- whitefellow English
- whitefin English
- whitefish English
- whitefly English
- whitefront English
- whitegirl English
- whitehaired English
- whitehead English
- whitehood English
- whiteist English
- whiteless English
- whitelike English
- whitelime English
- whitelip English
- whitelist English
- whitely English
- whitemail English
- whiten English
- whiteness English
- whiteout English
- whitephobia English
- whitepot English
- whitepox English
- whiteprint English
- whiteprinting English
- whiterump English
- whiteschist English
- whiteside English
- whitesmith English
- whitesplain English
- whitesploitation English
- whitestart English
- whitester English
- whitestone English
- whitetail English
- whitethorn English
- whitethroat English
- whitetip English
- whitetop English
- whitewall English
- whiteware English
- whitewash English
- whitewax English
- whiteweed English
- whitewing English
- whitewood English
- whitework English
- whiteworm English
- whitewort English
- whitey English
- whitify English
- whiting English
- whitish English
- whitism English
- whitist English
- whitleather English
- whitling English
- whitret English
- whity English
- wide-handed English
- ホワイト Japanese
- whit Middle English
- wait Tok Pisin
- waet Bislama
- whity
- white
- handed
- whiten
- whitey
- Witter
- Whitsun
- unwhite
- whitish
- whitely
- whitify
- whitret
- whitist
- whitism
- whiting
- whitewax
- wheatear
- whiteout
- whiteist
- prowhite
- whitepot
- whitefin
- whitetip
- whiteass
- uphanded
- whitling
- whitepox
- whiteboy
- whitelip
- whitefly
- handedly
- Whiteboy
- whitecap
- whitetop
- nonwhite
- whiterump
- Whitehead
- whiteweed
- whiteware
- offhanded
- whiteface
- whitehood
- whitelike
- whitehead
- whitedamp
- Whiteacre
- whitewash
- whitecoat
- whitelime
- whitebait
- whitelist
- whitester
- pro-white
- whitewort
- whiteworm
- whitework
- whitebeam
- antiwhite
- white-eye
- whitegirl
- whiteless
- whitefish
- whitebark
- whiteback
- whitetail
- whitebill
- whitewing
- whiteside
- non-white
- White Sox
- whitewall
- whitewood
- Eurowhite
- monowhite
- whiteness
- whitemail
- White Day
- whitestone
- interwhite
- freehanded
- overhanded
- paperwhite
- ironhanded
- whiteprint
- fairhanded
- Whitehorse
- whitebeard
- red-handed
- barehanded
- handedness
- superwhite
- whitebelly
- whitefront
- lefthanded
- fourhanded
- two-handed
- defthanded
- acetowhite
- one-handed
- hyperwhite
- lily-white
- dry-handed
- deadhanded
- whitethorn
- hardhanded
- whitefella
- evenhanded
- snow-white
- whitestart
- whiteboard
- intrawhite
- whitesmith
- closehanded
- fast-handed
- numb-handed
- full-handed
- whiteschist
- dead-handed
- left-handed
- whitecapper
- whitleather
- many-handed
- underhanded
- both-handed
- ambi-handed
- weak-handed
- neat-handed
- side-handed
- sure-handed
- whitephobia
- whitefellow
- whitethroat
- toom-handed
- emptyhanded
- lily-handed
- whitesplain
- open-handed
- White Crown
- whitefeller
- white-shirt
- wide-handed
- fair-handed
- crosshanded
- whitecapped
- shorthanded
- cack-handed
- deft-handed
- whitehaired
- level-handed
- ready-handed
- brokenhanded
- coarsehanded
- close-handed
- cross-handed
- slack-handed
- spade-handed
- white-haired
- gouty-handed
- dirty-handed
- large-handed
- doublehanded
- horny-handed
- right-handed
- loose-handed
- naked-handed
- secondhanded
- swift-handed
- shovel-handed
- whiteprinting
- strait-handed
- coarse-handed
- steady-handed
- broken-handed
- tender-handed
- bloody-handed
- strong-handed
- either-handed
- white truffle
- gentle-handed
- white-handedly
- tighty whities
- whitesploitation
- white-handedness
- cross-handedness
- white-rumped hawk
- white-tailed hawk
- white-throated hawk
- white-crowned plover
- green-white-checkered