pallid (Meaning)

Wordnet

pallid (s)

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

Webster

pallid (a.)

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

pallid Sentence Examples

  1. The boy's pallid skin betrayed his recent illness.
  2. The moon's pallid glow cast an ethereal shadow over the city.
  3. The flowers wilted under the pallid sun, their vibrant colors fading away.
  4. The corpse's pallid face stared blankly at the ceiling.
  5. She wore a pallid dress that did nothing to conceal her emaciated frame.
  6. The pallid flames of the campfire flickered weakly in the darkness.
  7. The patient's pallid lips indicated severe blood loss.
  8. The sunlight streaming through the window cast a pallid pallor on the room.
  9. The pallid mushrooms grew in a cluster on the damp forest floor.
  10. The sky was a pallid gray, promising a gloomy day to come.

FAQs About the word pallid

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress, (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble, lacking in vitality or

paled,pale, livid, mealy, lurid,ashen, wan, peaked, white, waxen

blooming,red, rosy, sanguine, glowing, ruddy, red, sanguine, ruddy, glowing

The boy's pallid skin betrayed his recent illness.

The moon's pallid glow cast an ethereal shadow over the city.

The flowers wilted under the pallid sun, their vibrant colors fading away.

The corpse's pallid face stared blankly at the ceiling.