English to English adjective
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Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | | Example: the pallid face of the invalid her wan face suddenly flushed
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(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble | | Example: 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 light of dawn
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lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | | Example: a pale rendition of the aria pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender a pallid performance
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