paleness
Wan skin quality
Paleness is the quality of being pale—lacking strong color, intensity, or vitality.
Skin shows paleness from illness, fear, or shock.
Light can have a paleness to it: the paleness of winter sun.
The word extends to anything wan or faded: the paleness of his excuse, a certain paleness in her performance.
Pale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- pastyUnhealthily pale
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
waxen · alabaster · porcelain · fair · ivory · milky · creamy · colorless
Made white by heat
- white-facedPale from emotion
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- bloodlessWithout shedding any gore
- drainedEmptied of resources
shock · terror · fright · startled · aghast · horror · alarmed · shaken
Red cell deficiency
- sicklyProne to poor health
- unwellExperiencing poor health
- faintWeak and indistinct
- clammyMoist and cool
nauseous · fatigued · weakness · malaise · bloodless · drained · lightheaded · woozy
Lost original color
- dimLow in light
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- subtleNot immediately obvious
light · soft · subdued · diluted · bleached · weak · faint · delicate
Freedom from wrongdoing
- virginalUnsullied or inexperienced
- snow-whiteCompletely, perfectly white
- pristinePure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
immaculate · angelic · ethereal · luminous · radiant · spotless · untouched · bridal
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Pale and unwell-looking
chalky · waxen · alabaster · porcelain · fair · ivory · milky · creamy · colorless · whitish
blanched
Made white by heat
- white-facedPale from emotion
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- bloodlessWithout shedding any gore
drained · shock · terror · fright · startled · aghast · horror · alarmed · shaken · stricken
anemia
Red cell deficiency
clammy · nauseous · fatigued · weakness · malaise · bloodless · drained · lightheaded · woozy · feverish
faded
Lost original color
- dimLow in light
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
subtle · light · soft · subdued · diluted · bleached · weak · faint · delicate · pastel
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
- virginalUnsullied or inexperienced
- snow-whiteCompletely, perfectly white
- pristinePure and untouched
unblemished · immaculate · angelic · ethereal · luminous · radiant · spotless · untouched · bridal · lily-white
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- pallorwan, ashen, pasty, sallow, bloodless
- lightness qualitiesbrightness, glow, radiance, shine, luminosity