pale

One entry found for pale.

Main Entry: ³pale
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): pal·er; pal·est
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pallidus, from pallEre to be pale -- more at FALLOW
1 : deficient in color or intensity of color : PALLID <a pale complexion>
2 : not bright or brilliant : DIM <a pale sun shining through the fog>
3 : FEEBLE, FAINT <a pale imitation>
4 : deficient in chroma <a pale pink>
- pale·ly /'pAl-lE/ adverb
- pale·ness /-n&s/ noun
- pal·ish /'pA-lish/ adjective