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adjectiveabnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
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nouna wooden strip forming part of a fence
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verbturn pale, as if in fear
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"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" "the pale (or wan) stars"adjective(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
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"a pale rendition of the aria" "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"adjectivelacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
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"high, pale, pure and lovely song"adjectivenot full or rich
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"pale seagreen" "pale blue eyes"adjectivevery light colored; highly diluted with white
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Definition that contains pale
- arafat Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)
- sultana pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
- hillel Palestinian rabbi and interpreter of Judaic law
- tupelo pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
- amontillado pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
- psilophytaceae Paleozoic plants
- spike oil pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
- stone crab pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
- white wine pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
- columba livia pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended