...helpless grief on pallid faces.
...pallid grey vapour.
...a pallid account of the future of transport.
...a pallid unsuccessful romance.
English dictionary. 2008.
Pallid — Pal lid, a. [L. pallidus, fr. pallere to be or look pale. See {pale}, a.] Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pallid — (adj.) lacking color, 1580s, from L. pallidus pale, from root of pallere be pale (see PALLOR (Cf. pallor)) … Etymology dictionary
pallid — *pale, ashen, ashy, wan, livid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pallid — [adj] pale anemic, ashen, ashy, blanched, bloodless, colorless, dull, faded, feeble, ghastly, gray, lackluster, lifeless, pasty, sallow, sickly, spiritless, uninspired, wan, weak, whitish; concepts 537,618 … New thesaurus
pallid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pale, especially because of poor health. 2) feeble or insipid. ORIGIN Latin pallidus pale … English terms dictionary
pallid — [pal′id] adj. [L pallidus,PALE1] faint in color; pale; wan SYN. PALE1 pallidly adv. pallidness n … English World dictionary
pallid — adjective Etymology: Latin pallidus more at pale Date: 1590 1. deficient in color ; wan < a pallid countenance > 2. lacking sparkle or liveliness ; dull < a pallid entertainment > • pallidly … New Collegiate Dictionary
pallid — pallidly, adv. pallidness, n. /pal id/, adj. 1. pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance. 2. lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance. [1580 90; < L pallidus sallow, equiv. to pall(ere) to be pale + idus… … Universalium
pallid — pal|lid [ˈpælıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: pallidus] 1.) very pale, especially in a way that looks weak or unhealthy ▪ pallid cheeks 2.) not very interesting ▪ a pallid performance … Dictionary of contemporary English
pallid — adjective 1) a pallid child Syn: pale, white, pasty, wan, colorless, anemic, washed out, peaked, whey faced, ashen, gray, whitish, drained, sickly, sallow; informal like death warmed over See note a … Thesaurus of popular words
