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Meaning of 'pallid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pallid [ a.]
- Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

Meaning of 'pallid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pallid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
Example in sentence:
  • a pale rendition of the aria;
  • a pallid performance;
  • pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender
Meaning (2):
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
Example in sentence:
  • a pale sun;
  • a pallid sky;
  • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street;
  • the pale (or wan) stars;
  • the pale light of a half moon;
  • the wan light of dawn
Meaning (3):
- abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
Example in sentence:
  • her wan face suddenly flushed;
  • the pallid face of the invalid

Nearby Words:

pal palace palacious paladin paladiumize paladumenta palaeo- palaeographer palaeographic palaeotype

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