pale skin

Light-toned flesh covering

Pale skin is skin that is lighter than usual or lacks healthy color.

The phrase often suggests illness, shock, fear, or insufficient sun exposure: Her pale skin worried the doctor.

It can also simply describe naturally fair complexion: She inherited her mother's pale skin and freckles.

Related

vitiligo · freckles · hypoxia · jaundice · cyanosis · English rose · malnutrition · vitamin D deficiency · hypotension · melanin · dehydration · frostbite · milky · ghost white · genetic mutation · sunlight · blush · ivory

Categories
Opposites
skin color/tone intensity

pale skindark skin

Heavily pigmented human coloring

olive skin · brown skin

sun exposure/tanning

pale skingolden tan

Warm sun-darkened complexion

bronzed · deeply tanned · weathered skin

health/vitality appearance

pale skinflushed skin

Reddened bodily surface

glowing skin · healthy glow · rosy cheeks · high color · rubicund

Family

skin, pale, skinny, skins, skinned, pallid, paled, paleness, skinning

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G