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- [peyl]
- /peɪl/
- /peɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peyl]
- /peɪl/
Definitions of pales word
- adjective pales 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 pales of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow. 1
- adjective pales not bright or brilliant; dim: the pale moon. 1
- adjective pales faint or feeble; lacking vigor: a pale protest. 1
- verb without object pales to become pale: to pale at the sight of blood. 1
- verb without object pales 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 pales
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 Pales
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pales 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pales usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pales
noun pales
- albinos — Plural form of albino.
- barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- demesnes — possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
- doorposts — Plural form of doorpost.
- enclosures — Plural form of enclosure.
verb pales
- fades — Plural form of fade.
Antonyms for pales
adjective pales
verb pales
- colors — the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- douches — Plural form of douche.
- frescoes — 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.
- glows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glow.
noun pales
- flushes — Plural form of flush.