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   pallid

   /ˈpalɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health: "his face, with its wrinkled, pallid complexion" Similar palewhitepastypasty-facedwancolourlessanaemicbloodlesswashed outpeakypeakishpeakedwhey-facedashenashen-facedashychalkychalk whitegreywhitishwhite-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedgreenghastlysicklysallowdeathly palecadaverouscorpse-likeinformal:like death warmed uppeely-wallyrare:etiolatedlymphaticOpposite flushedrosy
   • 2. lacking vigour or intensity; insipid: "a pallid ray of winter sun" Similar insipiduninspiredcolourlessuninterestingfeebledullboringtedioustiredunexcitingunimaginativelifelessspiritlesssterileanaemicbloodlessblandvapidwishy-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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of pallid in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PALLID definition: 1. very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive: 2. showing no enthusiasm or…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PALLID is deficient in color : wan. How to use pallid in a sentence.

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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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   1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion: the pallid face of the invalid. 2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness. 3. Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull: pallid prose. [Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to be pale; see pel- in Indo-European roots.] pal′lid·ly adv. pal′lid·ness n.

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   PALLID meaning: 1. very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive: 2. showing no enthusiasm or…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPALLID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone or something that is pallid is pale in an unattractive or unnatural way.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › pallidPALLID Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for PALLID: pale, paled, ashen, pasty, ashy, cadaverous, blanched, wan; Antonyms of PALLID: red, ruddy, rosy, sanguine, florid, glowing, blooming, flush.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpallid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of pallid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Lacking depth or intensity of colour; faint or feeble in colour; spec. (of the face) wan, pale, esp. from illness, shock, etc. Chiefly poetic before 19th cent. 1590. So soone as Night had with her pallid hew Defaste the beautie of the shyning skye. E. Spenser, Faerie Queene iii.ii. sig. Dd2 v.

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    Pallid definition: Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion.