pallid

31 07 2009

Adjectives
1. (adj.) pale, pallid, wan;
  - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;
  - “the pallid face of the invalid”; “her wan face suddenly flushed”;

2. (adj.) pale, pallid, sick, wan;
  - (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”;

3. (adj.) pale, 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”;

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