palely

pale

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peyl]
- /peɪl/
- /ˈpeɪl li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peyl]
- /peɪl/

Definitions of palely word

adjective palely 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 palely of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow. 1
adjective palely not bright or brilliant; dim: the pale moon. 1
adjective palely faint or feeble; lacking vigor: a pale protest. 1
verb without object palely to become pale: to pale at the sight of blood. 1
verb without object palely 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 palely

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 Palely

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Palely

palely 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for palely

adverb palely

anemically — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
faintly — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
wanly — of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.

All 3 Synonyms of palely