Pale

Pale Pale (p[=a]l), a. [Compar. {Paler} (p[=a]l"[~e]r); superl. {Palest}.] [F. p[^a]le, fr. p[^a]lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be or look pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Fallow}, {pall}, v. i., {Pallid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. ``Pale as a forpined ghost.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Speechless he stood and pale. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

They are not of complexion red or pale. --T. Randolph. [1913 Webster]

2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon. [1913 Webster]

The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It looks a little paler. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking, etc. [1913 Webster]

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Synonyms:

White, pallid, wan, ashy, whitish, colorless, Picket, stake / Dim, obscure, Enclosure, circuit / District, region, territory / Confine, limit, boundary, fence

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pale — adj 1 Pale, pallid, ashen, ashy, wan, livid mean devoid of natural or healthy color as applied to a complexion or deficient in vividness or intensity of hue as applied to a specific color. Pale is the least rich of these words in implications and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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pale — pale; pale·buck; pale·ly; pale·man; pale·ness; pale·wise; pro·pale; pale·ways; … English syllables
pale — pale1 [pāl] adj. paler, palest [OFr < L pallidus, pale: see FALLOW2] 1. of a whitish or colorless complexion; pallid; wan 2. lacking intensity or brilliance: said of color, light, etc.; faint; dim 3. feeble; weak [a pale imitation] … English World dictionary
pale — Ⅰ. pale [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a light shade or hue; approaching white. 2) (of a person s face) having little colour, through shock, fear, illness, etc. 3) unimpressive or inferior: a pale imitation. ► VERB 1) become pale in one s face … English terms dictionary
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