pale

Definition

Examples

The walls of the lobby were painted a pale shade of yellow.

Word Family

Synonyms

• light(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
• pallidabnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
• fainta spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Collocations

• Easy pale face from illness
  to pale face from illness, meaning to turn pale, as if in fear
• Medium pale green wall paint
  to pale green wall paint, meaning to turn pale, as if in fear
• Hard pale in comparison to actual earnings
  to pale in comparison to actual earnings, meaning to turn pale, as if in fear
• Very Hard beyond the pale of professional decorum
  describing beyond the pale of professional decorum (farther along in space or time or degree)