Resembling water in appearance or colour; (of colour, sunshine, etc.) pale, weak.

Of colour: Not bright; dull, faint; dusky or dark; lustreless.

Of colour, tint, shade, etc.: pale; lacking intensity or depth. Frequently modifying adjectives and nouns denoting a specific colour (often prefixed…

Of colour: thin, faint; pale. rare.

Of wine: diluted with water.

Producing a feeble impression on the senses or the mind; dim, indistinct, hardly perceptible. of a colour.

Not strongly marked. Of colours, markings: Not vivid.

Of colour: light in shade or hue; almost white. Frequently modifying adjectives and nouns denoting a specific colour (often prefixed, sometimes with…

Diluted; weakened or impaired by dilution.

Of colour, painting, etc.: Having too much ‘wash’, lacking body, weak, pale.

Wanting depth or intensity; faint, weak, dim, pale. Formerly of light (archaic): in modern use, of colours, painting, or the like.

Of a colour: faint, dull, not vivid.

Of a weakened or weaker colour (as in an infusion to which water is added); washed-out.

Of colour: Pale, sickly (?).

Of light, colour, etc.: Faint, feeble.

Rendered dim.