sallow

sal·low ¹  (sl)

adj. sal·low·er, sal·low·est

Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion.

tr.v. sal·lowed, sal·low·ing, sal·lows

To make sallow.

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[Middle English salowe, from Old English salo.]

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sallow·ly adv.

sallow·ness n.

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sal·low ²  (sl)

n.

A broad-leaved European willow (Salix caprea) having large catkins that appear before the leaves and tough wood used as a source of charcoal.

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[Middle English saloue, from Old English sealh.]

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sallow¹

adj

(esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour

vb

(tr) to make sallow

[Old English salu; related to Old Norse sol seaweed (Icelandic sōlr yellowish), Old High German salo, French sale dirty]

sallowish  adj

sallowly  adv

sallowness  n

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sallow²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several small willow trees, esp the Eurasian Salix cinerea (common sallow), which has large catkins that appear before the leaves

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a twig or the wood of any of these trees

[Old English sealh; related to Old Norse selja, Old High German salaha, Middle Low German salwīde, Latin salix]

sallowy  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sallow - any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal genus Salix, Salix - a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows willow, willow tree - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix florist's willow, goat willow, Salix caprea, pussy willow - much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Verb	1.	sallow - cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face" discolor - cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
Adj.	1.	sallow - unhealthy looking sickly unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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sallow

adjective wan, pale, sickly, pasty, pallid, unhealthy, yellowish, anaemic, bilious, jaundiced-looking, peely-wally (Scot.) His face was sallow and shiny with sweat.
glowing, rosy, radiant, ruddy, healthy-looking

Translations

sallow¹ [ˈsæləʊ] ADJ → amarillento, cetrino

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sallow² [ˈsæləʊ] N (Bot) → sauce m cabruno

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sallow [ˈsæləʊ] adj [skin] → cireux/euse

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sallow

adj → bleich, teigig; colour → fahl

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sallow [ˈsæləʊ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (complexion) → giallastro/a

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sallow [ˈsæləʊ] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (complexion) → giallastro/a

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sallow

adj sallow [ˈsӕləu]

(of a complexion) pale or yellowish, not pink. bleek شاحِب، مُمْتَقِع жълтеникав bledý, žlutavý gusten fahl κιτρινιάρικος, χλομός cetrino, amarillento kahvatu رنگ پريده kelmeä jaunâtre בַּעַל צֶבַע צָהוֹב חוֹלָנִי पीला blijedožut, nezdrave boje sárgásfakó pucat fölur, gulleitur giallastro 血色の悪い 창백한 išblyškęs, pageltęs dzeltenīgs; bāls pucat kuning vaal gusten, gulblek ziemisty pálido palid желтоватый bledý, žltkavý bledikast bolešljivo žut gulblek ซีด; แก้มไม่เป็นสีชมพู soluk, solgun (臉色)蒼白的，面有菜色的 блідий, хворобливо-жовтий مریضانہ، زردی مائل بھورا vàng vọt 灰黄色的, 菜色

n sallowness

bleekheid إمْتِقاع الوَجْه، شُحوب жълтеникавост nažloutlost gustenhed die Fahlheit χλομότητα color cetrino/amarillento kahvatus رنگ پريدگي kelmeys teint jaunâtre חִיווַרוֹן חוֹלָנִי पीलापन bijedožuta boja, boležljivo žuta, nezdrava boja sárgásság, (beteges) sápadtság kepucatan gulleitur fölvi tinta giallastra 血色の悪さ 혈색이 나쁨 blyškus gelsvumas dzeltenīgums; bālums kepucatan vaalheid gustenhet ziemistość palidez paliditate желтизна nažltlosť bledikavost bolešljivo žutilo gulblek färg (hy) ความซีด solukluk 灰黃色 жовтуватий колір زردی مائل مٹیالاپن vẻ tái xám 灰黄色