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Type Words
Synonyms pallid, wan
Derivation paleness
Type Words
Synonyms picket
Type of strip
Type Words
Synonyms blanch, blench
Type of color, discolor, colour, discolour
Derivation pallor
Type Words
Synonyms pallid, sick, wan
Derivation paleness


the pale light of a half moon.
a pale sun.
the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street.
the pale (or wan) stars.
Type Words
Synonyms pallid


a pale rendition of the aria.
pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender.
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high, pale, pure and lovely song.
Type Words
Derivation paleness


pale seagreen.
pale blue eyes.

Examples of pale

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Pale lavender, on the extreme end of this color group, can be used as a neutral.
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A rustic lantern stuffed with white and pale green gourds graced my front porch.
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Inside, the colors of the succulent bubbles range from pale green to dark berry.
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Yet those problems pale by comparison with being unable simply to read or write.
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Now he is pale and frail and hesitant in his walk, his thick dark hair a memory.
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Forget the old rule about it not being slimming enough or not suiting pale skin.
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Likewise, too much shade will make a red variety such as Garnet look pale green.
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Pale pink, large and deeply cupped, it was bred to have high disease resistance.
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The smooth, reddish-brown bark peels to reveal young pale-green bark underneath.
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More examples
  • Picket: a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  • Turn pale, as if in fear
  • Very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
  • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
  • Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
  • Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
  • Palu00E9 is a town and sub-prefecture in the Nzu00E9ru00E9koru00E9 Prefecture in the Nzu00E9ru00E9koru00E9 Region of Guinea.
  • Pale is the second album by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000, the band negotiated a deal with Columbia Records to release this without any alterations, along with their 1988 release "Bread And Circus", "Pale" was released in January 1990 and "Come Back Down ...
  • Paleness of color is the property of being a light or pastel version of another color of the same hue. The paler color has higher luminance, and lower chrominance (or color saturation).