palest
Lightest in hue
Palest is the superlative form of pale—the most lacking in color or intensity.
A face drained of blood is pale; the palest face is nearly white.
The palest shades of paint are barely distinguishable from white.
Even the palest hint of scandal would ruin him.
lightest
Minimum in heaviness
faintest
Least distinct or perceptible
feeblest · subtlest · merest · barest · vaguest · haziest · barely visible
skin complexion
palestruddiest
Most flushed-looking
rosiest · reddest · pinkest · swarthiest · healthiest
- pale skinLight-colored human exterior
- pale blueLight, desaturated azure
- beyond the paleExceeding acceptable standards
- pale as a ghostExtremely pallid from shock
- pale shadeFaint, light color
- pale in comparisonSeem inferior when contrasted