adjective, verb, noun
adjective (paler, palest)
1 (of a person, their face, etc.) having skin that is almost white; having skin that is whiter than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc:
a pale complexion * pale with anger / fear / shock * to go / turn pale * You look pale. Are you OK? * The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.
seealsoPALLOR
2 light in colour; containing a lot of white:
pale blue eyes * a paler shade of green * a pale sky
OPPDARK, DEEP
3 (of light) not strong or bright:
the cold pale light of dawn
seealsoPALLID
palely adverb:
Mark stared palely (= with a pale face) at his plate.
paleness noun [U]
verb [V] ~ (at sth) (written) to become paler than usual:
She (= her face) paled visibly at the sight of the police car. * The blue of the sky paled to a light grey.
IDIOMS
pale beside / next to sth
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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