All pallid synonyms
palΒ·lid
P p adjective pallid
- whitish β somewhat white; tending to white.
- waxen β pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.
- white β of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- waxlike β Resembling wax.
- wan β of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
- forceless β Without force.
- waxy β angry.
- exsanguinous β Alternative form of exsanguious.
- anaemic β Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
- waterish β somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- colorless β Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- deathlike β resembling or suggestive of death
- corpselike β Resembling a corpse.
- ivory β the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- chalky β Something that is chalky contains chalk or is covered with chalk.
- yellow β a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- colourless β Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- wraithlike β an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
adj pallid
- ghastly β shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- livid β having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
- ashen β Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- deadly β If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
- low key β of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- achromic β colourless
- ashy β of a pale greyish colour; ashen
- fair β free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- faded β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- bloodless β A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
- anemic β Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- frosted β covered with or having frost.
- defunctive β of or relating to the dead; funereal.
- bilious β If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- fagged β to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- cadaverous β If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- greyish β having a tinge of gray; slightly gray: The sky was full of dark, grayish clouds.
- careworn β A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
- lusterless β the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- doughy β of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- hollow-eyed β having sunken eyes.
- deathful β characterized by or causing death
- deathly β If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person.
- haggard β having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
noun pallid
- colorlessness β The state of being colorless.
- boringness β the quality of being boring
- lividness β The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).
- blandness β pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.