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paleness - adj. & v. --adj. 1 (of a person or complexion) of a whitish or ashen appearance.
2 a (of a colour) faint; not dark or deep. b faintly coloured.
3 of faint lustre; dim. --v. 1 intr. & tr. grow or make pale.
2 intr. (often foll. by before, beside) become feeble in comparison (with). palely adv. paleness n. palish adj. [ME f. OF pale, palir f. L pallidus f. pallere be pale] |
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