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pale

/peɪl/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Pale means: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble.

Synonyms for pale12

noun, as in a wooden strip forming part of a fence

picket

verb, as in turn pale, as if in fear

blanch, blench

adjective, as in (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

pallid, wan, sick, weak

adjective, as in abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

pallid, wan, colorless, colourless

adjective, as in lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

pallid, colorless, colourless

adjective, as in very light colored; highly diluted with white

light, light-colored

adjective, as in not full or rich

thin

What does pale mean?7

adjective

1

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble“the pale light of a half moon”

2

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress“the pallid face of the invalid”

3

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness“a pale rendition of the aria”

4

very light colored; highly diluted with white“pale seagreen”

5

not full or rich“high, pale, pure and lovely song”

verb

1

turn pale, as if in fear

noun

1

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pale?42

two syllables

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Pale in a sentence

  • The boy was very pale, and trembled in every limb with cold.Hybrid
  • Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.Hybrid
  • She remained totally overwhelmed, as it seemed—mute, pale, and motionless as a statue.Hybrid
  • When he caught sight of him, he went pale.sundown
  • When he caught sight of him, he turned pale.sundown
  • The pale, black-eyed child started to pull harder at the mother's dress.Nylez
  • The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters rust-coloured.sundown
  • The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters russet red.sundown

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Forms of pale

as a noun

plural
pales

as a verb

past tense
paled
present participle
paling
third-person singular
pales
past participle
paled

as a adjective

comparative
paler
superlative
palest