pale
/peɪl/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/peɪl/
🇺🇸 US
/peɪl/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
Paleness; pallor.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To turn pale; to lose colour.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To become insignificant.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Light in color.
“I have pale yellow wallpaper.”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
“His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.”
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Feeble, faint.
“He is but a pale shadow of his former self.”
How this word is used
- Everyday “I have pale yellow wallpaper.”
- General “His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.”
- General “He is but a pale shadow of his former self.”
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