2. (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"
3. (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"