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Meaning of pallid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}, {pallid},
             {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}, {pallid},
         {wan}, {sick}]
      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}, {pallid}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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