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Pal·lid a. Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.
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pallid
adj 1: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid";
"her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, wan]
2: (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" [syn: pale,
wan]
3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale
rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint
sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: pale]