pallidness
Lack of color
Pallidness is the quality or state of being pallid—pale, wan, or lacking healthy color.
It most often describes skin that has lost its normal hue due to illness, shock, or fear: The pallidness of her complexion alarmed the nurse.
The term extends to anything that seems washed out, faded, or lacking vitality, whether a winter sky or uninspired prose.
Pale and unwell-looking
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- pastyUnhealthily pale
- waxenPale and smooth-surfaced
colorless · blanched · whitish · bloodless · fair · chalky · peaked · drained
Low in light
- faintWeak and indistinct
- weakLacking power or force
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
wan · shadowy · diffuse · soft · hazy · tenuous · wispy · delicate
Red cell deficiency
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
nausea · faintness · dizziness · shock · circulatory · hemoglobin · jaundice · malnourishment
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
waxen · colorless · blanched · whitish · bloodless · fair · chalky · peaked · drained · milky
dim
Low in light
ethereal · wan · shadowy · diffuse · soft · hazy · tenuous · wispy · delicate · luminous
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
lethargy · nausea · faintness · dizziness · shock · circulatory · hemoglobin · jaundice · malnourishment · hypotension
dull
Lacking edge or interest
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- fadedLost original color
bleached · muted · subdued · lifeless · flat · insipid · colorless · bland · dreary · dim
pallidnessruddiness
Reddish skin tone
rosiness · floridness · high color · sanguineness · pinkness
pallidnessvividness
Intense clarity or lifelikeness
richness · vibrancy · brightness · colorfulness · intensity
pallidnesshealthiness
State of being well
robustness · vitality · bloom · glow · vigor
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