Pale definition
2006 New York Times Its financing pales next to the tens of billions that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will have at its disposal...
Outside the pale of the law, beyond the pale (of respectability)
An example of pale is when you see a ghost and the fright makes you lose color in your face so it appears white and afraid.
An example of pale is your face when you are sick and the color goes from your cheeks.
An example of pale is a yellow that is not bright or vibrant.
A pale rendition of the aria.
His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.
[Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in / With rocks unscalable and roaring waters. "” Shakespeare.
Paled with fright.
A pale imitation.
- Irrevocably unacceptable or unreasonable:Behavior that was quite beyond the pale.
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Origin of pale
- Middle English from Old French from Latin pallidus from pallēre to be pale pel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old French pal from Latin pālus pag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid").
From Wiktionary
- From Middle English, from Latin pālus (“stake, prop").
From Wiktionary