pale
pale/pāl/
adjective
- light in color or having little color."choose pale floral patterns for walls"synonyms: light, light-colored, pastel, neutral, light-toned, muted, subtle, soft, low-key, restrained, faded, bleached, dusty, whitish, washed out, insipid
- feeble and unimpressive."unconvincing rock that came across as a pale imitation of Bruce Springsteen"synonyms: inferior, poor, feeble, weak, insipid, wishy-washy, vapid, bland, puny, flat, inadequate, ineffectual, ineffective, halfhearted, tame, uninspired, unimaginative, lackluster, spiritless, lifeless, anemic, bloodless, pathetic, etiolated
verb
- become pale in one's face from shock or fear."I paled at the thought of what she might say"synonyms: go/turn white, grow/turn/become pale, blanch, blench, lose color, whiten, lighten
- seem less impressive or important."all else pales by comparison"synonyms: decrease in importance, lose significance, pale into insignificance, fade, dwindle, diminish, lessen, dim, lose luster
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The meaning of PALE is deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid. How to use pale in a sentence.
adjective · light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. · lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, ...
A pale light or color is not bright or strong: She wore a pale blue hat. pale winter sunlight.
/peɪl/ · adjective. very light colored; highly diluted with white · adjective. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress.
From Middle English pale, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid”), from palleō (“I am pale; I grow pale; I fade”), from Proto-Indo-European * ...
pale in American English 1 · 1. of a whitish or colorless complexion; pallid; wan · 2. lacking intensity or brilliance. said of color, light, etc.; faint; dim.
adjective · vague · faint · hazy · dark · fuzzy · indistinct · blurry · opaque · shadowy · dim.
of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow.
PALE meaning: 1 : light in color; 2 : having a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal.
pale meaning, definition, what is pale: having a skin colour that is very white,...: Learn more.