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- [peyl]
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- /peɪl/
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- [peyl]
- /peɪl/
Definitions of paled word
- adjective paled light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home. 1
- adjective paled of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow. 1
- adjective paled not bright or brilliant; dim: the pale moon. 1
- adjective paled faint or feeble; lacking vigor: a pale protest. 1
- verb without object paled to become pale: to pale at the sight of blood. 1
- verb without object paled to seem less important, remarkable, etc., especially when compared with something else: Platinum is so rare that even gold pales in comparison. 1
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Origin of paled
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Middle French < Latin pallidus pallid
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Parts of speech for Paled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
paled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paled
adj paled
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
verb paled
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decolorized — Simple past tense and past participle of decolorize.
adjective paled
- fainted — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- faired — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- wanned — of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
- whited — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
Antonyms for paled
verb paled
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- deepened — Simple past tense and past participle of deepen.
- douched — Simple past tense and past participle of douche.
- frescoed — Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
- glowed — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
adjective paled
- incarnadined — Simple past tense and past participle of incarnadine.
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