Pale
adjective
White or light in color, not bright.
She has very pale skin.
Often appears as...
- pale skin
- pale blue
verb
To become less interesting or vibrant.
Her beauty paled in comparison to that of her sister.
Often appears as...
- pale in comparison
- pale beside
adjective
Weak, not strong or intense.
He delivered a pale imitation of his father's speech.
Often appears as...
- pale imitation
- pale reflection
noun
A boundary or limit.
He refused to operate beyond the pale of the law.
Often appears as...
- beyond the pale
- within the pale
adjective
Lacking luster or shine.
The stars appeared pale and distant.
Often appears as...
- pale stars
- pale light
adjective
White or light in color, not bright.
She has very pale skin.
Often appears as...
- pale skin
- pale blue
verb
To become less interesting or vibrant.
Her beauty paled in comparison to that of her sister.
Often appears as...
- pale in comparison
- pale beside
adjective
Weak, not strong or intense.
He delivered a pale imitation of his father's speech.
Often appears as...
- pale imitation
- pale reflection
noun
A boundary or limit.
He refused to operate beyond the pale of the law.
Often appears as...
- beyond the pale
- within the pale
adjective
Lacking luster or shine.
The stars appeared pale and distant.
Often appears as...
- pale stars
- pale light
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Pro Tip 1/3Skin Tone
Often used to describe the lightness of someone's complexion.
Her pale skin contrasted with her dark hair.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Elegance
Pale colors can convey subtlety and sophistication in fashion and design.
She wore a pale dress that exuded elegance.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Health
Indicates a lack of color due to illness or shock.
He looked pale after receiving the unsettling news.
Pro Tip 1/3Skin Tone
Often used to describe the lightness of someone's complexion.
Her pale skin contrasted with her dark hair.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Elegance
Pale colors can convey subtlety and sophistication in fashion and design.
She wore a pale dress that exuded elegance.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Health
Indicates a lack of color due to illness or shock.
He looked pale after receiving the unsettling news.
Pro Tip 1/3Skin Tone
Often used to describe the lightness of someone's complexion.
Her pale skin contrasted with her dark hair.
Pro Tip 2/3Understated Elegance
Pale colors can convey subtlety and sophistication in fashion and design.
She wore a pale dress that exuded elegance.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Health
Indicates a lack of color due to illness or shock.
He looked pale after receiving the unsettling news.
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The Secret World of...
hours after emerging as an infant below the surface of the pond the flight muscles burst into life and the dragonfly floats up into the afternoon sunshine the pale and fragile dragonfly must now find a quiet spot to roost while its exoskeleton hardens and
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Is there a limit to...
so Kardashev's scale classifies potential civilizations, whether alien civilizations out there in the universe or our own, into three levels based on energy consumption. The tiny amount of energy we currently consume pales next to what we leave untapped.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
A broken and haunted person began that journey, but the person who emerged was a survivor and would ultimately grow into the person I was destined to be. Many people have harmed me in my life, and I remember them all, but the memories grow pale and faint
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Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
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Great White Shark...
I spent a lot of time at sea and have seen a large variety of different wildlife. This was absolutely definitely not a basking shark. The colouration was totally different, light grey on the surface with very pale marking below the mid line.
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What’s in the Trunk?...
and each one of those rings represents one year of growth the paler part of each ring was laid down at the beginning of the year when conditions were good and growing was fast
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What is your entrepreneur...
just like you but those four factors pale in relation to the one truth I want to leave you with and that one truth is this it is that self-awareness is the
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerge from these silky cocoons
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Best Of Animal Teamwork...
grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerged from these
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerged from these silky cocoons
Video examples
The Secret World of...
hours after emerging as an infant below the surface of the pond the flight muscles burst into life and the dragonfly floats up into the afternoon sunshine the pale and fragile dragonfly must now find a quiet spot to roost while its exoskeleton hardens and
Video examples
Is there a limit to...
so Kardashev's scale classifies potential civilizations, whether alien civilizations out there in the universe or our own, into three levels based on energy consumption. The tiny amount of energy we currently consume pales next to what we leave untapped.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
A broken and haunted person began that journey, but the person who emerged was a survivor and would ultimately grow into the person I was destined to be. Many people have harmed me in my life, and I remember them all, but the memories grow pale and faint
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
Video examples
Great White Shark...
I spent a lot of time at sea and have seen a large variety of different wildlife. This was absolutely definitely not a basking shark. The colouration was totally different, light grey on the surface with very pale marking below the mid line.
Video examples
What’s in the Trunk?...
and each one of those rings represents one year of growth the paler part of each ring was laid down at the beginning of the year when conditions were good and growing was fast
Video examples
What is your entrepreneur...
just like you but those four factors pale in relation to the one truth I want to leave you with and that one truth is this it is that self-awareness is the
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerge from these silky cocoons
Video examples
Best Of Animal Teamwork...
grow quickly and then pupate a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerged from these
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
a few weeks after the eggs were laid the first tiny pale workers emerged from these silky cocoons
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
James MacGregor Burns
American Author
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
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Julius Caesar
Roman Leader
It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.
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Horace
Roman Poet
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
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Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
I'm pale, and people need to accept that I'm almost see-through.
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Chris Hemsworth
Australian Actor
Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.
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Trisha Paytas
American Celebrity
I'd rather look good dead and tanned, than pale and alive.
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.
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Devon Windsor
American Model
I wear, like, SPF 100 so that I stay paler.
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Nicola Roberts
English Musician
For years I hated being pale.
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Cory Monteith
Canadian Actor
I'm really pale.
Quote examples
James MacGregor Burns
American Author
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
Quote examples
Julius Caesar
Roman Leader
It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.
Quote examples
Horace
Roman Poet
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
Quote examples
Iliza Shlesinger
American Comedian
I'm pale, and people need to accept that I'm almost see-through.
Quote examples
Chris Hemsworth
Australian Actor
Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.
Quote examples
Trisha Paytas
American Celebrity
I'd rather look good dead and tanned, than pale and alive.
Quote examples
Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.
Quote examples
Devon Windsor
American Model
I wear, like, SPF 100 so that I stay paler.
Quote examples
Nicola Roberts
English Musician
For years I hated being pale.
Quote examples
Cory Monteith
Canadian Actor
I'm really pale.
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