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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for pale

Noun

1. picket, pale, strip
usage: a wooden strip forming part of a fence

Verb

1. pale, blanch, blench, discolor, discolour, colour, color
usage: turn pale, as if in fear

Adjective

1. pale, light (vs. dark), light-colored
usage: very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2. pale, pallid, wan, weak (vs. strong)
usage: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "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"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
3. pale, pallid, colorless (vs. colorful), colourless
usage: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
4. pale, pallid, wan, colorless (vs. colorful), colourless
usage: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
5. pale, thin (vs. full)
usage: not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
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