pallid
Adjective Satellite
- abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
- "the pallid face of the invalid"
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- "a pallid sky"
- lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
- "a pallid performance"
Adj
- Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
Adjective
- Pale, typically because of poor health; lacking intensity.
Examples
- The PALLID performance left him yearning for a rematch.
- The patient left the hospital but was very pallid.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin pallidus. Doublet of pale.
Synonyms
pale, sick, wan, ashen, ashen-faced, ashy, blake, blanched, bleak, bloodless, chalky, exsanguious, ghastly, grey, livid, pallid, pasty, sallow, washed out, whey-faced, white
Scrabble Score: 9
pallid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpallid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pallid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary