PALLID

• (adj.) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

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

  synonyms : pale , wan

  His pallid skin was being exposed to the sunlight. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

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

  synonyms : pale

  I find Roy's poetry rather pallid. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

  "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", "the wan light of dawn"

  synonyms : pale , sick , wan

  The round but pallid moon made the night look more gloomy. -added by naila_inlas

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