pallid
adjective/ˈpælɪd/
/ˈpælɪd/
- (of a person, their face, etc.) pale, especially because of illness
- a pallid complexion
- She found him on the bed, pallid and shivering.
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- (of colours or light) not strong or bright, and therefore not attractive
- a pallid sky
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin pallidus ‘pale’ (related to pallere ‘be pale’).
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