pallid has definitions from the field of color
1
[ adjective ] (color) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

Synonyms

pale wan

Examples

"the pallid face of the invalid" "her wan face suddenly flushed"

Related terms

colorless

2
[ adjective ] (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

Synonyms

pale wan

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Above , the glowing ivory baton of their searchlight pointed at the clouds , diluting the valley 's dark to a pallid light .

Related terms

weak

3
[ adjective ] lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

Synonyms

pale

Examples

"a pale rendition of the aria" "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender" "a pallid performance"

Related terms

colorless

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