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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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   Britannica Dictionary definition of PALLID. [more pallid; most pallid] formal. 1. : very pale in a way that suggests poor health. the patient's pallid face. 2. : dull and uninteresting. a pallid performance. The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusPALLID - 31 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to pallid. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of pallid. After a week of the flu she was quite pallid. Synonyms. pale. anemic looking. sallow. wan. ashen. ghostly. peaked. pasty. colorless. ashy. waxen. Antonyms. rosy. hale. rubicund. glowing.

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   faint or lacking in color; wan: a pallid face. lacking in liveliness or interest: a pallid performance by the exhausted cast. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. pal•lid (pal′ id), adj. pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.

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   Definitions of pallidness. noun. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) synonyms: achromasia, lividity, lividness, luridness, paleness, pallor, wanness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Pallidness." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pallidness.

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   Definition. lacking colour, brightness, or vigour. His thin, pallid face broke into a smile. Synonyms. pale. wan. pasty. colourless. anaemic. ashen. sallow. whitish. cadaverous. waxen. ashy. like death warmed up (informal) wheyfaced. See examples for synonyms. 2 (adjective) in the sense of insipid. Definition. lacking energy or vitality.

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   a pallid imitation of passion synonyms: dull, lackluster, pale, wan similar words: banal, bland, bloodless, colorless, dim, faint, jejune, sickly, tired, watery, wishy-washy: related words: ashen