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pale

/peɪl/

noun

Meaning

  • Paleness; pallor.

verb

Meaning

  • To turn pale; to lose colour.

  • To become insignificant.

  • To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

adjective

Meaning

  • Light in color.

    "I have pale yellow wallpaper."

  • (of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

    "His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death."

  • Feeble, faint.

    "He is but a pale shadow of his former self."