Pale synonyms
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Lacking clarity or distinctness:
Weak; faint; suggesting unhappiness.
Without blood
Suggestive of death; corpselike:
The definition of haggard is someone or something that looks worn, tired, unkept and/or unwell.
Having no color; colorless.
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct:
Of or like alabaster; esp., smooth and white
grow pale
The definition of pallid is someone who is abnormally pale, especially someone lacking in color.
Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
Of, relating to, or covered with ashes.
Of or like paste in color or texture
Pale; pallid:
Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
Of or caused by a spectrum or spectra
whey-faced
Wan
Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
Of clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often.
Alternative form of green about the gills.
Shakespeare
Of pastel
Not bright, intense, or glaring; subdued
soft-hued
Lacking color or intensity
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.
Lacking color or intensity
Like chalk in color; dull white
lose color
To bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the appearance, flavor, or tenderness
Etiolated
Blanched because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion.
The definition of a boundary is a line or something else that marks a limit or border.
(Obs.) A place of confinement
etiolation
A pathological condition of plants that grow in places that provide insufficient light, as under stones. It is characterized by elongated stems and pale color due to lack of chlorophyll.
A barrier, as of wooden or metal posts, rails, wire mesh, etc., used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement
The state of being ghastly
ischemia
A lack of blood supply in an organ or tissue
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
To move or go around completely; make a circuit of:
To insert in an envelope, wrapper, etc., often along with something else
To fade is defined as to become less bright, to grow more faint, less popular, or less strong, or to begin to wither away and disappear.
To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
(Printing) To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out.
blowzed (antonym)
Having high colour from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; disordered.
buxom (antonym)
The definition of buxom is a woman with large breasts.
flushed (antonym)
Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
ruddy (antonym)
Having a healthy red color
dark (antonym)
Having richness or depth:
bright (antonym)
Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
colorful (antonym)
Full of color or of vivid colors
radiant (antonym)
Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.
brighten (antonym)
To make or become bright or brighter.
glow (antonym)
To radiate thermal heat.
radiate (antonym)
To emit (light or energy) in rays or waves.
Just to all parties; equitable:
Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.
Resembling water; watery.
Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid:
colors (related)
Lacking color
strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
paleo (related)
A prefix that means “prehistoric” (as in paleontology ) or “early or primitive” (as in Paleolithic ).
(Intransitive) To fly off; to turn aside.
Dull or dark:
Synonym Study
- Livid refers to a grayish-blue complexion, as of one in great rage or fear, but is also sometimes used now of a white or red complexion
- Ashen implies the grayish paleness of the skin as in death
- Wan suggests the paleness resulting from an emaciating illness
- Pallid suggests a paleness resulting from exhaustion, faintness, emotional strain, etc.
- Pale , in this comparison the least connotative of these words, implies merely an unnatural whiteness or colorlessness, often temporary, of the complexion
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