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pallid |
Grep of noun pallid pallid bat pallidness pallidum Overview of adj pallid The adj pallid has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pale, pallid, wan -- (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed") 2. (1) 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. 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") Antonyms of adj pallid 3 senses of pallid Sense 1 pale, pallid, wan INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Sense 2 pale, pallid, wan INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong Sense 3 pale, pallid INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful Similarity of adj pallid 3 senses of pallid Sense 1 pale, pallid, wan => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Sense 2 pale, pallid, wan => weak (vs. strong) Sense 3 pale, pallid => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Attributes of adj pallid Familiarity of adj pallid pallid used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj pallid pallid Overview of adj pallid The adj pallid has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pale, pallid, wan -- (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed") 2. (1) 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. 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")
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