pallid English

Meaning pallid meaning

What does pallid mean?

pallid

— adjective (= wan) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress the pallid face of the invalid her wan face suddenly flushed

— adjective (= pale, 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

— adjective (= 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

Synonyms pallid synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pallid?

pallid English » English

pale

wan

colorless

colourless

sallow

ashen

insipid

white

waxen

sick

haggard

faded

weak

lurid

ghastly

dull

blanched

ashy

yellowish

whitish

waxy

waxlike

washy

wane

unpigmented

uncoloured

uncolored

sickly

pasty

pastelike

paly

pallor

pallescence

paleness

palefaced

neutral

mealy

livid

light

lifeless

lacklustre

hueless

grey

gray

ghostly

gaunt

etiolated

drab

discoloured

deathly pale

Topics pallid topics

What do people use pallid to talk about?

Person Body

Skin

• What words describe the color of a person's skin when they are sick or afraid?
  pale anemic ashen bloodless cadaverous deathly flushed ghastly lurid pallid pallor pale-faced pale as death pale as a ghost pasty sallow wan white as a sheet go white turn blue

States Quality Light

Color

• What words describe something that is a light color?
  light (adj) pale pastel faint livid lurid pallid pallor pale-faced neutral tint