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English to English adjective
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Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | | Example: the pallid face of the invalid
her wan face suddenly flushed
source: wordnet30
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(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | | Example: a pale rendition of the aria
pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender
a pallid performance
source: wordnet30
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