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pale
(p/eI/l )

adjective (a)

  • Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a wooden strip forming part of a fence(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    picket
    source: wordnet30
  • Paleness; pallor.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • very light colored; highly diluted with white(adj.all)
    Example:
    Pale seagreen.
    Pale blue eyes.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    pallid, sick, wan
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness(adj.all)
    Example:
    A pale rendition of the aria.
    Pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender.
    Synonym:
    pallid
    source: wordnet30
  • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    pallid, wan
    source: wordnet30
  • not full or rich(adj.all)
    Example:
    High, pale, pure and lovely song.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • turn pale, as if in fear(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    blanch, blench
    source: wordnet30
  • To turn pale; to lose color or luster.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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