Grep  of  noun  paler 
  palermo 
 
  Overview  of  adj  pale 
 
  The  adj  pale  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  pale  --  (very  light  colored;  highly  diluted  with  white;  "pale  seagreen";  "pale  blue  eyes") 
  2.  (9)  pale,  pallid,  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") 
  3.  (6)  pale,  pallid  --  (lacking  in  vitality  or  interest  or  effectiveness;  "a  pale  rendition  of  the  aria";  "pale  prose  with  the  faint  sweetness  of  lavender";  "a  pallid  performance") 
  4.  (3)  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  (abnormally  deficient  in  color  as  suggesting  physical  or  emotional  distress;  "the  pallid  face  of  the  invalid";  "her  wan  face  suddenly  flushed") 
  5.  pale  --  (not  full  or  rich;  "high,  pale,  pure  and  lovely  song") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  pale 
 
  5  senses  of  pale 
 
  Sense  1 
  pale 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  light)  ->  dark 
 
  Sense  2 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  weak)  ->  strong 
 
  Sense  3 
  pale,  pallid 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful 
 
  Sense  4 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful,  colourful 
 
  Sense  5 
  pale 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  full 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  pale 
 
  5  senses  of  pale 
 
  Sense  1 
  pale 
  =>  light  (vs.  dark),  light-colored 
 
  Sense  2 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  weak  (vs.  strong) 
 
  Sense  3 
  pale,  pallid 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Sense  4 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Sense  5 
  pale 
  =>  thin  (vs.  full) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  pale 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  pale 
 
  pale  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  pale 
  pale 
  paleoanthropological 
  paleocortical 
  paleolithic 
  paleontological 
  palestinian 
 
  Overview  of  adj  pale 
 
  The  adj  pale  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  pale  --  (very  light  colored;  highly  diluted  with  white;  "pale  seagreen";  "pale  blue  eyes") 
  2.  (9)  pale,  pallid,  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") 
  3.  (6)  pale,  pallid  --  (lacking  in  vitality  or  interest  or  effectiveness;  "a  pale  rendition  of  the  aria";  "pale  prose  with  the  faint  sweetness  of  lavender";  "a  pallid  performance") 
  4.  (3)  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  (abnormally  deficient  in  color  as  suggesting  physical  or  emotional  distress;  "the  pallid  face  of  the  invalid";  "her  wan  face  suddenly  flushed") 
  5.  pale  --  (not  full  or  rich;  "high,  pale,  pure  and  lovely  song") 

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