palish

7.1

A colour like skin or clothes that looks a little lighter than usual

adjective
/ˈpeɪlɪʃ/

: pálido

The sky looked palish before the storm.

Examples

The dress was a palish shade of blue, almost like faded denim.
She looked a bit palish after staying up all night with the baby.
His palish skin made it clear he had not spent much time outside recently.
She had a palish complexion after being ill.
She wore a palish dress that complemented her delicate features.
The sky turned a palish hue as the sun began to set.
His skin had a palish tone after recovering from the illness.

Synonyms

pale

vspalish

291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

is less extreme showing only a gentle loss of color

pale-hued

vspalish

5.1

A light color that is not strong

is milder showing only a slight lack of color

pale-colored

vspalish

2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

is narrower meaning only a small reduction in color

Antonyms

dark

588 1.0

Having a deep brown or nearly black color

vivid

23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

How Pale

ashen

5 5.1

pallid

3 7.5

to wan

Archaic

417 8.6

pale

291 1.0

palish

7.1

Surface Forms

palish positive

Morphology

palish = pale (transparent) = pale + ish

Meaning is directly derived from 'pale' + the diminutive/approximate suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat pale', so learners who know 'pale' can infer it.

Etymology

Palish comes from the common word pale plus the ending -ish, which means 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So palish means 'slightly pale', a faint or almost pale color or look.