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Pallid

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Adjective

1. pale, pallid, wan

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

Example Sentences:
'the pallid face of the invalid'
'her wan face suddenly flushed'

2. pale, pallid, sick, wan

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

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. pale, pallid

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

Example Sentences:
'a pale rendition of the aria'
'pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender'
'a pallid performance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pallid

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adjective
1. 
lacking colour or brightness; wan
a pallid complexion
2. 
lacking vigour; vapid
a pallid performance

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Pallid

see synonyms of pallid
adjective
faint in color; pale; wan

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Pallid

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adj.
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.

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