English

Detailed Synonyms for pale in English

pale:

pale adj

  1. pale
  2. pale
  3. pale
    colourless; pale; clear; colorless
  4. pale
    weak; feeble; frail; pale; sick; faint; wan
  5. pale
    pale
  6. pale
  7. pale
  8. pale
    – abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress 1
    pale; wan; pallid
    – abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress 1
    • pale adj
    • wan adj
      • her wan face suddenly flushed1
    • pallid adj
      • the pallid face of the invalid1
  9. pale
    – lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness 1
    pale; pallid
    – lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness 1
    • pale adj
      • a pale rendition of the aria1
      • pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender1
    • pallid adj
      • a pallid performance1
  10. pale
    – very light colored; highly diluted with white 1
    pale
    – very light colored; highly diluted with white 1
    • pale adj
      • pale seagreen1
      • pale blue eyes1
  11. pale
    – not full or rich 1
    pale
    – not full or rich 1
    • pale adj
      • high, pale, pure and lovely song1
  12. pale
    – (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble 1
    pale; sick; wan; pallid
    – (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble 1
    • pale adj
      • the pale light of a half moon1
      • a pale sun1
      • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street1
      • the pale (or wan) stars1
    • sick adj
    • wan adj
      • the pale (or wan) stars1
      • the wan light of dawn1
    • pallid adj
      • a pallid sky1

pale [the ~] noun

  1. the pale
    – a wooden strip forming part of a fence 1
    the pale; the picket
    – a wooden strip forming part of a fence 1

to pale verb (pales, paled, paling)

  1. to pale
    – turn pale, as if in fear 1
    to pale; to blanch; blench
    – turn pale, as if in fear 1
    • pale verb (pales, paled, paling)
    • blanch verb (blanches, blanched, blanching)
    • blench verb

Conjugations for pale:

present
  1. pale
  2. pale
  3. pales
  4. pale
  5. pale
  6. pale
simple past
  1. paled
  2. paled
  3. paled
  4. paled
  5. paled
  6. paled
present perfect
  1. have paled
  2. have paled
  3. has paled
  4. have paled
  5. have paled
  6. have paled
past continuous
  1. was paling
  2. were paling
  3. was paling
  4. were paling
  5. were paling
  6. were paling
future
  1. shall pale
  2. will pale
  3. will pale
  4. shall pale
  5. will pale
  6. will pale
continuous present
  1. am paling
  2. are paling
  3. is paling
  4. are paling
  5. are paling
  6. are paling
subjunctive
  1. be paled
  2. be paled
  3. be paled
  4. be paled
  5. be paled
  6. be paled
diverse
  1. pale!
  2. let's pale!
  3. paled
  4. paling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "pale":

  1. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress1
  2. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness1
    • a pale rendition of the aria1
    • pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender1
  3. very light colored; highly diluted with white1
    • pale seagreen1
    • pale blue eyes1
  4. not full or rich1
    • high, pale, pure and lovely song1
  5. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble1
    • the pale light of a half moon1
    • a pale sun1
    • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street1
    • the pale (or wan) stars1
  6. a wooden strip forming part of a fence1
  7. turn pale, as if in fear1

Related Synonyms for pale