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pale
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- pronunciation:
- peIl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
paler, palest |
| definition 1: |
lacking intensity of color.
The officers surveyed the battlefield in the pale light of early morning.The hospital hallways were always a pale shade of green.She wore a pale lipstick that day rather than her usual bright red.- synonyms:
- colorless, dull, light, pallid
- antonyms:
- brilliant
- similar words:
- achromic, blanched, dim, faded, flat, lightish, neutral, pastel, soft, subdued, subtle, weak, white, whitish
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| definition 2: |
of whitish coloring; pallid.
With her pale complexion, it is easy for her to get a sunburn.He looked so pale that I thought he must be very ill.- synonyms:
- ashen, fair, pallid, whitish
- antonyms:
- florid, rosy, ruddy, sanguine, swarthy
- similar words:
- achromic, blanched, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, creamy, dull, ghastly, ivory, light, pasty, wan, white
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| definition 3: |
of a relatively low degree of saturation.
They painted their bedroom a pale blue.- synonyms:
- light, subdued
- similar words:
- dull, lightish, neutral, pallid, pastel, soft, subtle
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| definition 4: |
faint; feeble.
He is a pale copy of his father.- synonyms:
- dim, faint, pallid, wan, weak
- similar words:
- feeble, inconspicuous, indistinct, lame, neutral, subtle, vague, wishy-washy
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| related words: |
ashen, cadaverous, green, livid, off-color |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
pales, paling, paled |
| definition: |
to make or become pale.
He paled when he saw the blood.- synonyms:
- blanch, bleach, fade, lighten
- antonyms:
- flush
- similar words:
- dim, discolor, dull, soften, tone down, whiten
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| related words: |
bleach, color, fade |
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| derivations: |
palely (adv.), paleness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word pail (a bucket)? Pale and pail sound alike but have different meanings.
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