pallid
adjective
pal·lid ˈpa-ləd 
1
: deficient in color : wan
a pallid countenance
2
: lacking sparkle or liveliness : dull
a pallid entertainment
The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.
pallidly adverb
pallidness noun
Synonyms
- ashen
- ashy
- blanched
- cadaverous
- doughy
- livid
- lurid
- mealy
- pale
- paled
- pasty
- peaked
- wan
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Example Sentences
The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel. a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun
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Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 The homeowners conceded, and from the pallid redundancy of white came various shades of blue in the primary bedroom, study, and front parlor, as well as the Vintage Vogue green of the kitchen. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022 In the Cooke, Hope’s tone is pleasant enough — if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane’s vocals. New York Times, 23 June 2022 This simultaneously put at risk the habitats of pallid sturgeon and West Indian manatees. Reid Singer, Outside Online, 15 May 2021 My memories are of a distinctly uncharismatic, warehouse-y building bathed in pallid fluorescent light. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 My first attempts — tough, bland, ungainly, sometimes all three — were pallid imitations of Raich’s handiwork. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022 Most of the other wrinkles, frankly, including the machinations of Penelope's devious mother, Lady Portia (Polly Walker), feel relatively pallid compared to those two primary prongs. Brian Lowry, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 The star this time is Robert Pattinson, the former vampire prince of the Twilight movies, still a pallid gothic creature but now sculpted rather than slender, with muscles in his long pale arms and broad shoulders that have never seen the sun. Ross Douthat, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 The homeowners conceded, and from the pallid redundancy of white came various shades of blue in the primary bedroom, study, and front parlor, as well as the Vintage Vogue green of the kitchen. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022 In the Cooke, Hope’s tone is pleasant enough — if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane’s vocals. New York Times, 23 June 2022 This simultaneously put at risk the habitats of pallid sturgeon and West Indian manatees. Reid Singer, Outside Online, 15 May 2021 My memories are of a distinctly uncharismatic, warehouse-y building bathed in pallid fluorescent light. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 My first attempts — tough, bland, ungainly, sometimes all three — were pallid imitations of Raich’s handiwork. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022 Most of the other wrinkles, frankly, including the machinations of Penelope's devious mother, Lady Portia (Polly Walker), feel relatively pallid compared to those two primary prongs. Brian Lowry, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 The star this time is Robert Pattinson, the former vampire prince of the Twilight movies, still a pallid gothic creature but now sculpted rather than slender, with muscles in his long pale arms and broad shoulders that have never seen the sun. Ross Douthat, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin pallidus "pale, colorless" — more at pale entry 1
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
pallid
adjective
pal·lid ˈpa-ləd
: pale entry 1 sense 1
pallid
adjective
as in pale
lacking a healthy skin color a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pale
- paled
- ashen
- pasty
- cadaverous
- doughy
- wan
- blanched
- ashy
- mealy
- sallow
- white
- lurid
- livid
- waxen
- sick
- sickly
- peaked
- waxy
- anemic
- whitened
- untanned
- bloodless
- sallowish
- whey-faced
- white-faced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ruddy
- red
- rosy
- sanguine
- florid
- glowing
- rubicund
- blooming
- pink
- flush
- flushed
- blushing
- full-blooded
- gets around
- gets around (to)
- gets around to
- gets at
- gets away
- gets back
- gets back (at)
- gets back at
- gets behind
- gets by
- gets cracking
- gets down
- gets down (to)
- gets down to
- gets even
- gets even (for)
- gets even for
- gets going
- gets hold of
- gets in
- gets in touch with
- gets off
- gets off (on)
- gets off on
- gets on