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pal·lid  (pld)
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.

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

pallid·ly adv.
pallid·ness n.

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
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.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

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.
Translations
pallid [ˈpælɪd] ADJpálido

pallid [ˈpælɪd] adj [face, complexion, skin] → blême

pallid
adjblass, fahl; (= unhealthy looking)bleich, fahl

pallid [ˈpælɪd] adjpallido/a, smorto/a

pallid (ˈpӕlid) adjective
unpleasantly pale (usually suggesting ill-health). He looked pallid and sickly.
ˈpallor noun
unpleasant paleness. an unhealthy pallor.

pal·lid
a.  pálido-a, descolorido-a.


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