pale-faced
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4.9
- adjective
- /peɪl feɪst/
- Above him, on the bank, stood Felix, tall, erect, and sober, glowingly pale-faced even in the summer night.
- pale-faced man
- pale-faced woman
- thin, pale-faced
Examples
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The thin, pale-faced woman had bent over and was peering at the lower right-hand corner of the painting, which was visible at belt height just beyond Klinger’s left hip.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Look at it!" the pale-faced woman cried.
Fiction book (1994) -
When I look in the mirror in my apartment, I see a pale-faced woman with brown eyes and thin hair the color of burnt toast.
Fiction book (2001) -
A pale-faced man with unfocused eyes stalked through the gate.
Fiction book (1995) -
She was a pale-faced brunette with large, lustrous brown eyes, who looked as if she hadn't had a good meal in several weeks.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was nearly a quarter of an hour before James and Helen Carfax came in, pale-faced and dressed in nightclothes and robes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The pale-faced girl trembled as she recalled the frightening event.
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After being ill for weeks, he appeared pale-faced and weak.
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She looked pale-faced and worried when she heard the bad news.
Synonyms
8
4.9
A face that looks tired, pale, and worried
7
5.1
Pale gray in color because of shock or illness
3
7.5
Having a very pale face because of illness, shock, or deep worry
2
5.9
Being very pale and weak from illness or shock
1
6.8
Pale in the face because of fear, shock, or illness
1
9.8
A pale, tired face that looks weak
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5.0
Very pale from fear, shock, or illness
Antonyms
How Pale
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pale-faced is simply the two words pale ('light in colour') and face ('front of the head') put together, so it gives a clear picture of someone whose face has lost colour from illness, fear, or shock.