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pallor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | achromasia, lividity, lividness, luridness, paleness, pallidness, wanness |
| Type of | complexion, skin color, skin colour |
| Derivation | pale |
Examples of pallor
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His face had the waxy pallor of white men who have lived long in the torrid zone.
From the guardian.co.uk
The strobes and sunburn cannot disguise the deathly pallor of your countrymen.
From the guardian.co.uk
A faded blonde in her mid-forties with a gaming-room pallor said it was all so sad.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He looked beaten and weak, though, a pallor of drink still coloring his soul.
From the kansas.com
He is tall and stick-thin, with the unhealthy pallor of a bedroom recluse.
From the guardian.co.uk
Compared to Diana's wedding day pallor, the new bride had a healthy glow.
From the sacbee.com
Dornak, whose son Brad is a Westlake fullback, noted the pallor in Matt's dusky cheeks.
From the statesman.com
With his funereal pallor and angry, haunted gaze, Todd is deadly vengeance personified.
From the thenewstribune.com
The grey pallor that hung over Augusta at dawn had lifted inviting the players to shine.
From the independent.co.uk
- Lividness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
- Pallor is a reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin in skin or mucous membrane, a pale color which can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, stimulant use, lack of exposure to sunlight, anemia or genetics. It is more evident on the face and palms. ...
- Paleness; want of color; pallidity
- Paleness; pale pink or white gums and mouth
- Extreme paleness in the color of the skin.
- The state of being pale or less colorful.
- Extreme or abnormal paleness.
- A paleness or absence of skin coloration.
