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    • pale :very light colored; highly diluted with white
      • pale seagreen|pale blue eyes

    • pale :(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
      • the pale light of a half moon|a pale sun|the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street|a pallid sky|the pale (or wan) stars|the wan light of dawn

    • pale :lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
      • a pale rendition of the aria|pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender|a pallid performance

    • pale :abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
      • the pallid face of the invalid|her wan face suddenly flushed

    • pale :not full or rich
      • high, pale, pure and lovely song

    • pale :a wooden strip forming part of a fence

      • pale :turn pale, as if in fear

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