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Defenition of the word pale

    • Defenition of the word pale

      • Bright of colour.
      • Long piece of wood which is pointed at one end.
      • Referred to a work of art and similar: poorly endowed with expressive power and low value.
      • Deficient in color (especially of skin) as suggesting physical or emotional distress.
      • very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
      • not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
      • turn pale, as if in fear
      • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
      • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
      • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "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"
      • a wooden strip forming part of a fence
      • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "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
      • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
      • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
      • very light colored; highly diluted with white
      • not full or rich
      • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

    Synonyms for the word pale

      • blanch
      • blench
      • pallid
      • picket
      • wan

    Similar words in the pale

      • colorless
      • colourless
      • light
      • light-colored
      • thin
      • weak

    Meronymys for the word pale

      • paling
      • picket fence

    Hyponyms for the word pale

      • ashen
      • livid
      • pallid

    Hypernyms for the word pale

      • color
      • colour
      • discolor
      • discolour
      • strip

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