pale

/peɪl/ adjective

Definition

pale blue/green/red, etc › light blue/green/red, etc: a pale yellow dress

› If your face is pale, it has less colour than usual because you are ill or frightened: You're looking a bit pale - are you all right?

(Definition of pale adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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