Pale — synonyms, definition

1. pale (a)

achromatic ailing anaemic anemic ashen blanched bleached blond bloodless blurred cadaverous chalky cloudy colourless dark deathlike dim doughy drab dull • • •

2. pale (Noun)

barrier bounds enclosure fence limits paling peg picket pike pillar pole post stake stave stick tether

pale (Noun) — A wooden strip forming part of a fence.

strip paling picket fence

3. pale (Verb)

blanch bleach blench bound corral etiolate fade fence imprison picket whiten

pale (Verb) — Turn pale, as if in fear.

color colour discolor discolour

4. pale (US)

dim flat lifeless lusterless mat muted

5. pale (Adjective)

sick

pale (Adjective) — Very light coloured; highly diluted with white. ex. "pale seagreen" ex. "pale blue eyes"

pale (Adjective) — (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble. ex. "the pale light of a half moon" ex. "a pale sun" ex. "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street" ex. "the pale stars"

pale (Adjective) — Lacking in vitality, interest or effectiveness. ex. "a pale rendition of the aria" ex. "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"

pale (Adjective) — Abnormally deficient in colour as suggesting physical or emotional distress. ex. "the pale face of the invalid"

pale (Adjective) — Not full or rich. ex. "high, pale, pure and lovely song"