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pale
1[peyl]
adjective
(of a person or a person's skin)
light-colored or lacking in color.
a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child.
lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc..
She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
Antonyms:of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray.
pale yellow.
not bright or brilliant; dim.
the pale moon.
faint or feeble; lacking vigor.
a pale protest.
verb (used without object)
to become pale.
to pale at the sight of blood.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to seem less important, remarkable, etc., especially when compared with something else.
Platinum is so rare that even gold pales in comparison.
verb (used with object)
to make pale.
pale
2[peyl]
noun
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
an enclosing or confining barrier; enclosure.
an enclosed area.
outside the pale of his jurisdiction.
a district or region within designated bounds.
(initial capital letter)
Also called Irish Pale.Also called English Pale.a district in eastern Ireland included in the Angevin Empire of King Henry II and his successors.
Also called Pale of Settlement.the territories in the Russian Empire in which Jews were allowed to live.
Heraldry.an ordinary in the form of a broad vertical stripe at the center of an escutcheon.
Shipbuilding.a shore used inside to support the deck beams of a hull under construction.
verb (used with object)
to enclose with pales; fence.
to encircle or encompass.
pale
1/ ɪ /
adjective
lacking brightness of colour; whitish
pale morning light
(of a colour) whitish; produced by a relatively small quantity of colouring agent
dim or wan
the pale stars
feeble
a pale effort
a euphemism for White
verb
to make or become pale or paler; blanch
to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to)
her beauty paled before that of her hostess
pale
2/ ɪ /
noun
a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence
an enclosing barrier, esp a fence made of pales
an area enclosed by a pale
a sphere of activity within which certain restrictions are applied
heraldry an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield
outside the limits of social convention
verb
(tr) to enclose with pales
Other 51Թ Forms
- palely adverb
- paleness noun
- ˈ貹Ա noun
- ˈ貹 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pale1
Origin of pale2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pale1
Origin of pale2
Idioms and Phrases
beyond the pale, beyond the limits of proper behavior, courtesy, protection, safety, etc..
Their public comments are certainly beyond the pale.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“The number of arrests we made will pale in comparison to the number of arrests that will be made,” McDonnell said.
The pale blue line is what would have happened to spending if the Conservatives had managed to hang on to power last year.
Whisk the yolks and lemon juice in the bowl until they've slightly changed color, to something a bit paler, and there's some clear froth.
It was a pale cream color, the texture of cappuccino foam.
It all started in 2009, when an Albanian friend he met on a construction site recruited him - saying Nick's pale complexion and UK passport would help him to avoid suspicion from border authorities.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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