1. (adj) picket, pale
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
2. (adj) pale
very light colored; highly diluted with white
"pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
3. (adj) pale, pallid, wan, sick
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
"the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
4. (adj) pale, pallid
lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
"a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
5. (adj) pale, pallid, wan
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
"the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
6. (verb) pale
not full or rich
"high, pale, pure and lovely song"
7. (verb) pale, blanch, blench
turn pale, as if in fear
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Definition of 'pale' 
