paleness
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪlnəs/
:
palidez
- The child's paleness after being frightened by the thunder was evident as she clung to her mother.
- paleness of the skin
- paleness of the face
- paleness of her cheek
Your rank in the social order is gauged by quote, the paleness of your skin.
- Your rank in the social order is gauged by quote, the paleness of your skin.
- Some nights I ask her paleness, will I be OK?
- Yeah, I had the yellowness, the paleness, because I still had a bit of sharpness about me.
Examples
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The dark smudges beneath her eyes emphasized her paleness.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was surprised by the unusual paleness of his face and by the stare in his incandescent eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Luke touched his face with his hand, as if paleness could be checked by touch.
Fiction book (2001) -
You never see that kind of European paleness in women on a southern tennis court.
Fiction book (1996) -
All that paleness there in the dusk beside that dark old tree.
Fiction book (1996) -
In any ordinary looking glass, the bright blue of her eyes and the paleness of her skin left no doubts as to her loveliness.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her hands were shaking, and the taut paleness of her face was revealed by the glare of a spotlight.
Fiction book (1994) -
His fever vanished, his paleness was replaced by healthy color, his eyes brightened, and his cheeks lost their sunken look.
Fiction book (1998) -
Anemia causes paleness, heart palpitations, tinnitus, headache, agitation, and fatigue.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor's concerned expression was reflected in the patient's paleness, which indicated a possible illness.
Synonyms
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A very light color like fresh snow
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A very pale look to the skin that shows illness or shock
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A pale color often seen in hair or curtains
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An unnatural pale look in the skin after injury, illness or strong emotion
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An unusual lack of color in the skin that makes it look very pale
A condition where the skin looks very pale because of illness or shock
A pale look showing little normal color in the skin
A paleness of the skin caused by illness or strong emotion
A pale dull look to the skin that shows very little color
An unusual change of skin color to pale blue often caused by a bruise, illness or strong emotion
An unnatural paleness of the skin from bruising, illness, or shock
A pale, weak look that shows lack of light or energy
A pale, weak look that lacks strong color or energy
Antonyms
How Pale
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paleness comes from an old Latin verb pallere meaning 'to be pale', and it is simply the noun form of the common word pale, so paleness means the state of looking pale, often from illness, fear, or not enough sun.