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   pale

   /peɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment: "choose pale floral patterns for walls" Similar lightlight-colouredpastelneutrallight-tonedmutedsubtlesoftlow-keyrestrainedfadedbleacheddustywhitishwashed outinsipid
   • ▪ (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health: "she looked pale and drawn" Similar whitepallidpastypasty-facedwancolourlessanaemicbloodlesswashed outpeakypeakishashenashen-facedashychalkychalk whitegreywhitishwhite-facedwhey-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedgreenghastlysicklysallowas white as a sheetas white as a ghostdeathly palecadaverouscorpse-likelooking as if one had seen a ghostmilkycreamycreamivorymilk whitealabasterfairlight-skinnedfair-skinnedinformal:like death warmed uppeely-wallyrare:etiolatedlymphaticOpposite flushedrosy
   • ▪ (of a light) not strong or bright: "a pale dawn" Similar dimfaintweakfeeblethinwaterywanOpposite darkbright
   • 2. inferior or unimpressive: "the new cheese is a pale imitation of continental cheeses" Similar inferiorpoorfeebleweakinsipidwishy-washyvapidblandpunyflatinadequateineffectualineffectivehalf-heartedlametameuninspiredunimaginativelacklustrespiritlesslifelessanaemicbloodlessinformal:patheticrare:etiolated

   verb

   • 1. become pale in one's face from shock or fear: "I paled at the thought of what she might say" Similar go/turn whitegrow/turn/become paleblanchblenchlose colourwhitenlighten
   • 2. seem or become less important: "all else pales by comparison" Similar decrease in importancelose significancepale into insignificancefadedwindlediminishlessendimlose lustre

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir.

   Derivatives

   • 1. palely adverb
   • 2. paleness noun
   • 3. palish adjective

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   What is a pale person?

   • Definition of pale adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative paler, superlative palest) (of a person, their face, etc.) having skin that is very light in colour; having skin that has less colour than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc. She was tall with a slender figure and pale skin. You look pale.

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   What does it mean if someone looks pale?

   • If someone looks pale, their face looks a lighter colour than usual, usually because they are ill, frightened, or shocked. She looked pale and tired. He went deathly pale. ...his paleness when he realized that he was bleeding. If one thing pales in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it.

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