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   Pal·lid

   /ˈpaləd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health. Similar palewhitepastypasty-facedwancolorlessanemicbloodlesswashed outpeakypeakishpeakedwhey-facedashenashen-facedashychalkychalk whitegraywhitishwhite-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedgreenghastlysicklysallowdeathly palecadaverouscorpselikeinformal:like death warmed uppeely-wallyrare:etiolatedlymphaticOpposite flushedrosy
   • ▪ feeble or insipid: "an utterly pallid and charmless character" Similar insipiduninspiredcolorlessuninterestingfeebledullboringtedioustiredunexcitingunimaginativelifelessspiritlesssterileanemicbloodlessblandvapidwishy-washyOpposite vividlively

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin pallidus ‘pale’ (related to pallere ‘be pale’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pallidity noun
   • 2. pallidly adverb
   • 3. pallidness noun

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   Pallid definition: pale; faint or deficient in color; wan. See examples of PALLID used in a sentence.

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   PALLID meaning: 1. very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive: 2. showing no enthusiasm or…. Learn more.

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   Pallid means pale, or lacking color. It's often used together with complexion to describe someone who has a pale face, either due to a lack of sunshine or some kind of emotional distress. A reclusive author could be pallid from spending too much time indoors.

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   adj. 1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion: the pallid face of the invalid. 2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness. 3. Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull: pallid prose. [Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to be pale; see pel- in Indo-European roots .] pal′lid·ly adv. pal′lid·ness n.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPALLID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. adjective. Someone or something that is pallid is pale in an unattractive or unnatural way. ...helpless grief on pallid faces. ...pallid grey vapour. 2. adjective. You can describe something such as a performance or book as pallid if it is weak or not at all exciting . ...a pallid account of the future of transport.

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   Pallid definition: pale; faint or deficient in color; wan. See examples of PALLID used in a sentence.

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   Definition of pallid adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.