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PALE

Definition:

1. [noun] a wooden strip forming part of a fence
   Synonyms: picket
   
   
2. [verb] turn pale, as if in fear
   Synonyms: blanch, blench
   
   
3. [adjective] very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
   
   
4. [adjective] (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"
   Synonyms: pallid, wan
   
   
5. [adjective] lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
   Synonyms: pallid
   
   
6. [adjective] abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
   Synonyms: pallid, wan
   
   
7. [adjective] not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
   
   

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