HyperDic: pale

English > 7 senses of the word *pale*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pale	very light colored
	all	pale, pallid, wan, sick	(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness
	all	pale, pallid	lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
	all	pale, pallid, wan	abnormally deficient in color / color as suggesting physical or emotional distress / distress
	all	pale	not full or rich
VERB	body	pale, blanch, blench	turn pale, as if in fear
NOUN	artifact	pale, picket	a wooden strip forming part of a fence

pale > pronunciation
Sounds	pey'l
Rhymes	ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...

English > *pale*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Very light colored; highly diluted with white.
Examples	"pale seagreen" "pale blue eyes"
Broader	light, light-colored	(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
Spanish	pálido
Nouns	paleness	being deficient in color / color

English > *pale*: 7 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble.
Examples	"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" "the pale (or wan) stars"
Synonyms	pallid, wan, sick
Broader	weak	Wanting in physical strength
Spanish	apagado, débil, flojo, pálido
Catalan	apagat, dèbil, feble, fluix, pàlid
Nouns	paleness	being deficient in color / color

English > *pale*: 7 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness.
Examples	"a pale rendition of the aria" "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"
Synonym	pallid
Broader	colorless, colourless	lacking in variety and interest
Spanish	pálido
Catalan	pàl·lid
Adverbs	palely	in a manner lacking interest or vitality

English > *pale*: 7 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	abnormally deficient in color / color as suggesting physical or emotional distress / distress.
Synonyms	pallid, wan
Broader	colorless, colourless	Weak in color
Spanish	pálido
Nouns	paleness	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
Adverbs	palely	in a pale manner

English > *pale*: 7 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	not full or rich.
Example	"high, pale, pure and lovely song"
Broader	thin	(of sound) lacking resonance or volume

English > *pale*: 7 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A wooden strip forming part of a fence.
Synonym	picket
Part of	picket fence, paling	A fence made of upright pickets
Broader	strip	Thin piece of wood or metal
Spanish	estaca, pálido
Catalan	pal

English > *pale*: 7 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Turn pale, as if in fear.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	blanch, blench
Broader	discolor, discolour, colour, color	change color, often in an undesired manner
Spanish	empalidecer, palidecer
Catalan	empal·lidir, esblaimar-se
Nouns	pallor	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

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