pale Antonyms

Meaning of pale

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pale (n)

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

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pale (v)

turn pale, as if in fear

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pale (s)

very light colored; highly diluted with white

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

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

not full or rich

Webster

pale (v. i.)

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.

To turn pale; to lose color or luster.

Webster

pale (n.)

Paleness; pallor.

A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.

That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.

A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively.

A stripe or band, as on a garment.

One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.

A cheese scoop.

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Webster

pale (v. t.)

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.

pale Sentence Examples

  1. His face was pale and expressionless, a mask of indifference.
  2. The flowers were a delicate shade of pale pink, as if they had just bloomed.
  3. The moon cast a pale glow on the sleeping city.
  4. Her skin was pale and translucent, revealing the blue veins beneath.
  5. The patient's lips were pale and dry, a sign of dehydration.
  6. The pale blue scarf contrasted sharply against her dark hair.
  7. The leaves of the tree were turning a pale yellow, signaling the arrival of autumn.
  8. The sky was a canvas of pale gray, threatening rain.
  9. The ancient scroll was written in a pale, faded ink.
  10. She wore a pale smile that concealed her true feelings.

FAQs About the word pale

a wooden strip forming part of a fence, turn pale, as if in fear, very light colored; highly diluted with white, (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness;

wall, barrier,paling, clog, hedge, deterrent, barricade, let, chain, stumbling block

doorway, portal, door, gate,door, entrance, gate, entrance, entry, portal

His face was pale and expressionless, a mask of indifference.

The flowers were a delicate shade of pale pink, as if they had just bloomed.

The moon cast a pale glow on the sleeping city.

Her skin was pale and translucent, revealing the blue veins beneath.