pale
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
Types & categories
- strip hypernym
Parts & wholes
- picket fence part holonym
Related & opposite
- picket derivation
Sense 2 verb
turn pale, as if in fear
Types & categories
- discolour hypernym
Related & opposite
- paleness derivation
Sense 3 adjective
very light colored; highly diluted with white
pale seagreen
Related & opposite
- pallidity derivation
- light-colored similar to
Sense 4 adjective
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
the pale light of a half moon
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
a pale rendition of the aria
Related & opposite
- colorless similar to
Sense 6 adjective
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
the pallid face of the invalid
Related & opposite
Sense 7 adjective
not full or rich
high, pale, pure and lovely song
Related & opposite
- thin similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | picket |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | picket fence |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | strip |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | paleness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | discolour |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pallidity |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | light-colored |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pallidity |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | weak |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorless |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | paleness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorless |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | thin |