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pallid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pallid \Pal"lid\, a. [L. pallidus fr pallere to be or look pale. See {pale}, a.] Deficient in color; pale; wan; as a pallid countenance; pallid blue. --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pallid adj 1: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {wan}] 2: (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" [syn: {pale}, {wan}] 3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: {pale}]
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