paper-faced
Wan and expressionless
Paper-faced describes someone with a pale, wan complexion—skin as white as paper.
The term can also suggest a face that appears thin, flat, or lacking vitality: The paper-faced clerk looked like he hadn't seen sunlight in months.
Less commonly, it describes something literally covered or masked with paper.
Pale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- bloodlessWithout shedding any gore
ghostly · colorless · blanched · sallow · pasty · chalky · drained · waxen
Easily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- tissue-thinExtremely thin and fragile
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
gossamer · wispy · insubstantial · frail · brittle · fine · diaphanous · sheer
Without marks or content
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- unreadableCannot be deciphered
wooden · mask-like · emotionless · vacant · stony · inscrutable · flat · neutral
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
bloodless · ghostly · colorless · blanched · sallow · pasty · chalky · drained · waxen · anemic
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- tissue-thinExtremely thin and fragile
translucent · gossamer · wispy · insubstantial · frail · brittle · fine · diaphanous · sheer · crinkled
blank
Without marks or content
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
unreadable · wooden · mask-like · emotionless · vacant · stony · inscrutable · flat · neutral · unanimated
paper-facedruddy
Reddish in complexion
flushed · florid · red-faced · rubicund · rosy-cheeked
paper-facedglowing
Giving off steady light
radiant · blooming · hale · fresh-faced · apple-cheeked
paper, faced, face, papers, papered, papering, papery, faces, facing