PALLID as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
   Synonym(s)
   • pale (what does pale mean?)
   • wan (what does wan mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pallid face of the invalid
   • her wan face suddenly flushed
   Similar To
   • colorless (what does colorless mean?)
   • colourless (what does colourless mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
   Synonym(s)
   • pale (what does pale mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a pale rendition of the aria
   • pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender
   • a pallid performance
   Similar To
   • colorless (what does colorless mean?)
   • colourless (what does colourless mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness
   • dim or feeble
   Synonym(s)
   • pale (what does pale mean?)
   • wan (what does wan mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pale light of a half moon
   • a pale sun
   • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street
   • a pallid sky
   • the pale (or wan) stars
   • the wan li
   Similar To
   • weak (what does weak mean?)