white lie definition by Wordo

Noun

A

deliberately

untrue

statement

which

is

intended

to

produce

a

favorable

result

;

especially

,

one

which

is

judged

to

be

better

than

an

overhonest

alternative

,

as

for

example

to

remain

polite

in

a

superficial

social

exchange

,

or

to

s battles

.