pale (redirected from palest)

pale ¹  (pl)

n.

1. A stake or pointed stick; a picket.

2. A fence enclosing an area.

3. The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

4.

a. A region or district lying within an imposed boundary or constituting a separate jurisdiction.

b. Pale The medieval dominions of the English in Ireland. Used with the.

5. Heraldry A wide vertical band in the center of an escutcheon.

tr.v. paled, pal·ing, pales

To enclose with pales; fence in.

Idiom:

beyond the pale

Irrevocably unacceptable or unreasonable: behavior that was quite beyond the pale.

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[Middle English, from Old French pal, from Latin plus; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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pale ²  (pl)

adj. pal·er, pal·est

1. Whitish in complexion; pallid.

2.

a. Of a low intensity of color; light.

b. Having high lightness and low saturation.

3. Of a low intensity of light; dim or faint: "a late afternoon sun coming through the el tracks and falling in pale oblongs on the cracked, empty sidewalks" (Jimmy Breslin).

4. Feeble; weak: a pale rendition of the aria.

v. paled, pal·ing, pales

v.tr.

To cause to turn pale.

v.intr.

1. To become pale; blanch: paled with fright.

2. To decrease in relative importance.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pallidus, from pallre, to be pale; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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palely adv.

paleness n.

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pale ¹

Adjective

1. (of a colour) whitish and not very strong: pale yellow

2. (of a complexion) having a whitish appearance, usually because of illness, shock, or fear

3. lacking brightness or colour: the pale, chill light of an October afternoon

Verb

[paling, paled]

to become pale or paler: the girl paled at the news [Latin pallidus]

paleness n

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pale ²

Noun

1. a wooden post used in fences

2.

a. a fence made of pales

b. a boundary

3. beyond the pale outside the limits of social convention: the destruction of forests is beyond the pale [Latin palus stake]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pale - a wooden strip forming part of a fence picket paling, picket fence - a fence made of upright pickets strip - thin piece of wood or metal
Verb	1.	pale - turn pale, as if in fear blanch, blench discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adj.	1.	pale - very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes" light-colored, light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
	2.	pale - (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" wan, pallid, sick weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	3.	pale - lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" pallid colorless, colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"
	4.	pale - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" pallid, wan colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
	5.	pale - not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song" thin - (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"

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pale ¹

adjective 1. light, soft, faded, subtle, muted, bleached, pastel, light-coloured

adjective 2. dim, weak, faint, feeble, thin, wan, watery

adjective 3. white, pasty, bleached, washed-out, wan, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, sallow, whitish, ashy, like death warmed up (informal) << OPPOSITE rosy-cheeked

adjective 4. poor, weak, inadequate, pathetic, feeble

verb 5. fade, dull, diminish, decrease, dim, lessen, grow dull, lose lustre

verb 6. become pale, blanch, whiten, go white, lose colour

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pale ²

noun post, stake, paling, upright, picket, slat, palisade beyond the pale unacceptable, not done, forbidden, irregular, indecent, unsuitable, improper, barbaric, unspeakable, out of line, unseemly, inadmissible

Translations

pale [peɪl] adj (gen) → pálido; [colour] → claro

n to be beyond the pale → pasarse de la raya vi → palidecer;

to grow or turn pale → palidecer;

to pale into insignificance (beside) → no poderse comparar (con)

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pale [peɪl] adj → pâle

vi → pâlir

n to be beyond the pale → être au ban de la société;

to grow or turn pale [person] → pâlir;

pale blue adj → bleu pâle inv;

to pale into insignificance (beside) → perdre beaucoup d'importance (par rapport à)

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pale [peɪl] adj → blass; [light] → fahl

vi → erblassen

n beyond the pale (unacceptable) (behaviour) → indiskutabel;

to grow or turn pale → erblassen, blass werden;

pale blue → zartblau;

to pale into insignificance (beside) → zur Bedeutungslosigkeit herabsinken (gegenüber +dat)

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pale [peɪl] adj → pallido/a

vi → impallidire

n to be beyond the pale → aver oltrepassato ogni limite;

to grow or turn pale [person] → diventare pallido/a, impallidire;

to pale into insignificance (beside) → perdere d'importanza (nei confronti di);

pale blue → azzurro or blu pallido inv

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pale

adj pale [peil]

1 (of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal a pale face; She went pale with fear. bleek شاحِب блед bledý bleg blaß χλομός, ωχρός pálido kahvatu رنگ پریده kalpea pâle חִיווֵר फीका svjetao sápadt pucat fölur pallido 青ざめた 핏기가 없는, 창백한 išblyškęs, išbalęs bāls; nobālis pucat bleek blek, fargeløs blady pálido palid бледный bledý bled bled blek ซีด soluk, benzi uçuk 蒼白的 блідий فق، پھيکے رنگ کا، زرد nhợt nhạt 苍白的

2 (of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark pale green. vaal باهِت اللوْن светъл světlý bleg- blaß ανοιχτός, ξεπλυμένος (για χρώμα) pálido, claro kahvatu- کمرنگ vaalean- pâle חלש पीला blijed hal(o)vány warna muda fölur chiaro あわい (색깔이) 엷은 blyškus, blankus gaišs, bāls pucat licht{#169} lyse- jasny, blady claro pal светлый svetlý svetel bled svag, ljus (สี) ซีด soluk, açık 淡的 блідий, тьмяний پھيکا رنگ tái 淡的

v

to become pale She paled at the bad news. vaal word, verbleek يَشْحُب، يَمْتَقِع пребледнявам zblednout blive bleg erblassen χλομιάζω palidecer, empalidecer, ponerse pálido kahvatuma رنگ پریده شدن kalveta pâlir לְהַחווִיר पीला, फीका या धुंधला पड़ जाना या कर देना problijedjeti elsápad memucat fölna impallidire 青ざめる 창백해지다 (iš)blykšti, (nu)blankti, (pa)balti nobālēt menjadi pucat verbleken blekne blednąć, zblednąć empalidecer a păli побледнеть zblednúť prebledeti pobledeti blekna ทำให้ซีด rengi atmak; solmak 變蒼白，變淡，失色 бліднути; тьмяніти چہرہ فق پڑنا trở nên tái đi 变苍白，变淡，失色

n paleness

vaalheid شُحوب бледост bledost bleghed die Blässe χλομάδα palidez kahvatus رنگ پریدگی kalpeus pâleur חִיווָרוֹן पीलापन bljedilo sápadtság kepucatan fölvi pallore 青白さ 창백함 blyškumas, blankumas bālums kepucatan bleekheid blekhet bladość palidez paloare бледность bledosť bledost bledilo blekhet ความซีด solgunluk, uçukluk 淡色，蒼白 блідість پھيکا پن، زردي sự nhợt nhạt 淡色，苍白