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Definition of pallid - 3 dictionary results

pal⋅lid

  [pal-id]
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–adjective
1. pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
2. lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance.
Origin:
1580–90; < L pallidus sallow, equiv. to pall(ēre) to be pale + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
pal⋅lid⋅ly, adverb
pal⋅lid⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See pale 1 .
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pal·lid   (pāl'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion: the pallid face of the invalid.

  2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.

  3. Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull: pallid prose.


[Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to be pale; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
pal'lid·ly adv., pal'lid·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

pallid 
"lacking color," 1590, from L. pallidus "pale," from root of pallere "be pale" (see pallor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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