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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. Whiter (hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Whitest .] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ What's the harm of a white lie if it will make her feel better? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Do you get just a little sort of tap for a white lie but minced up for murder? ▪ What did it matter, a little white lie like that? ...