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Pale
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Pale
/peɪl/
Having a lighter color or shade, often due to health or emotional reasons.
Synonyms:
light
wan
faded
sallow
ashy
Antonyms:
vibrant
bright
colorful
florid
Examples:
The walls in my room are
pale
blue.
After the fever, she looked very
pale
.
Etymology:
From Middle English
palle,
from Old French
pale,
from Latin
pallidus,
meaning pale or pallid.
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