pale
🇺🇸
/peɪl/
🇬🇧
/peɪl/
adjective
B1
Skin that is very light in color, or lacking color due to sickness or emotion.
She looked pale after the long run.
B1
Not very dark in color, with a lot of white mixed in.
The paint was so pale that it was almost white.
B1
Not very strong or bright.
The pale light from the lamp was soothing.
verb
R
To become less colorful or vibrant.
Her smile paled as she heard the bad news.
translation
Skin that is very light in color, or lacking color due to sickness or emotion.; Not very dark in color, with a lot of white mixed in.; Not very strong or bright.
To become less colorful or vibrant.
Word Forms
3rd Present
pales
Past
paled
Perfect
paled
Progressive
paling
Comparative
paler
Superlative
palest