HyperDic
English
> 1 sense of the expression
white lie
:
NOUN
communication
white lie
an unimportant
lie
(especially one
told
to be
tactful
or
polite
)
English
>
white lie
: 1 sense
> noun 1, communication
Meaning
An unimportant
lie
(especially one
told
to be
tactful
or
polite
).
Broader
lie
,
prevarication
A
statement
that
deviates
from or
perverts
the truth