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pale



I - noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence (Freq. 1)
Syn:
picket
Derivationally related forms:
picket (for: picket)
Hypernyms:
strip
Part Holonyms:
picket fence, paling

II - verb
turn pale, as if in fear (Freq. 1)
Syn:
blanch, blench
Derivationally related forms:
pallor
Hypernyms:
discolor, discolour, colour, color
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

III - adjective
1. very light colored;
highly diluted with white (Freq. 12)
- pale seagreen
- pale blue eyes
Similar to:
light, light-colored
Derivationally related forms:
paleness
2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness;
dim or feeble (Freq. 9)
- 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
Syn:
pallid, wan, sick
Similar to:
weak
Derivationally related forms:
paleness
3. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness (Freq. 6)
- a pale rendition of the aria
- pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender
- a pallid performance
Syn:
pallid
Similar to:
colorless, colourless
4. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress (Freq. 3)
- the pallid face of the invalid
- her wan face suddenly flushed
Syn:
pallid, wan
Similar to:
colorless, colourless
Derivationally related forms:
wanness (for: wan), pallidness (for: pallid), paleness
5. not full or rich
- high, pale, pure and lovely song
Similar to:
thin

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