pale

Definition

Light in color.

Etymology

From Middle English pale, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid”), from palleō (“I am pale; I grow pale; I fade”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelito-, from *pelH- (“gray”). Doublet of pallid. Displaced native Old English blāc.

Example Sentences

• "I have pale yellow wallpaper."
• "She had pale skin because she didn't get much sunlight."
• "She turned pale and screamed on seeing the spider in the toilet."