pallid
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pal·lid
(păl′ĭd)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.
pal′lid·ly adv.
pal′lid·ness n.
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pallid
(ˈpælɪd)adj
1. lacking colour or brightness; wan: a pallid complexion.
2. lacking vigour; vapid: a pallid performance.
[C17: from Latin pallidus, from pallēre to be pale1]
ˈpallidly adv
ˈpallidness, palˈlidity n
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pal•lid
(ˈpæl ɪd)adj.
1. pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid face.
2. lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid performance.
[1580–90; < Latin pallidus sallow]
pal′lid•ly, adv.
pal′lid•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | pallid - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
2. | pallid - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "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" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | |
3. | pallid - lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" colorless, colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" |
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pallid
adjective
1. pale, wan, pasty, colourless, anaemic, ashen, sallow, whitish, cadaverous, waxen, ashy, like death warmed up (informal), wheyfaced His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.
2. insipid, boring, tired, tame, sterile, lifeless, bloodless, colourless, anaemic, uninspired, vapid, spiritless pallid romantic fiction
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pallid
adjective1. Lacking color:
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Translations
شاحِب، شَديد الشُّحوب
sinalý
bleg
fölleitur, fölur
pabalimas
bāls
benzi atmışsolgun
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pallid
[ˈpælɪd] adj → pallido/a, smorto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pallid
(ˈpӕlid) adjective unpleasantly pale (usually suggesting ill-health). He looked pallid and sickly.
ˈpallor noun unpleasant paleness. an unhealthy pallor.
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pal·lid
a. pálido-a, descolorido-a.
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