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adjective

1. Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, lurid, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen. See colors/colorless.
2. Of a light color or complexion: alabaster, fair, ivory, light¹. See colors/colorless.
3. Being weak in quality or substance: anemic, bloodless, pallid, waterish, watery. See strong/weak.

verb

To lose normal coloration; turn pale: blanch, bleach, etiolate, wan. See colors/colorless.

adj

Definition: very light in color or effect
Antonyms: bright, colorful, dark, glowing, radiant

v

Definition: become, make lighter or weakened
Antonyms: brighten, darken, glow, radiate

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Boundary fence, especially of a park, usually comprising a stout wooden fence or hedge set on a low bank with a ditch in the inside.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; Very light colored.

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking. — Julius Caesar Source: Plutarch, Lives

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Lacking the pink color of normal viable tissue that is perfused with blood.

• p. laurel — kalmia polifolia var. microphylla.
• p. willow weed — persicaria lapathifolia.

For a list of words related to pale, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bleg
v. tr. - blegne
v. intr. - gøre bleg

idioms:

• pale before    blegne ved siden af
• pale beside    blegne ved siden af
• pale into insignificance    blegne fuldstændig

2.
n. - indhegnet område
v. tr. - indhegne

idioms:

• beyond the pale    udenfor sømmelighedens grænser
• outside the pale    udenfor sømmelighedens grænser

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbleken, doen verbleken, omheinen, vaal, bleek, zwak, omheining/grens, schutting(paal), paal (heraldiek) onacceptabel

Français (French)
1.
adj. - pâle, blafard
v. tr. - faire pâlir
v. intr. - pâlir, (fig) devenir dérisoire/insignifiant

idioms:

• pale before    pâlir devant
• pale beside    pâlir devant
• pale into insignificance    devenir insignifiant

2.
n. - piquet
v. tr. - clôturer (de piquets)

idioms:

• beyond the pale    (mettre) à l'index, (être) infréquentable, (être) inadmissible
• outside the pale    (être) infréquentable, (être) inacceptable

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - blaß, hell, bleich
v. - blaß werden

idioms:

• pale before    verblassen vor
• pale beside    verblassen vor
• pale into insignificance    völlig bedeutungslos werden

2.
n. - Pfahl
v. - einpfÄhlen

idioms:

• beyond the pale    (Benehmen) unmöglich
• outside the pale    (Benehmen) unmöglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χλομιάζω, ωχριώ
adj. - ωχρός, χλομός, (χρώμα) ανοικτός, παλ
n. - παλούκι, πάσσαλος, φράκτης

idioms:

• beyond the pale    κοινωνικά απαράδεκτος
• outside the pale    κοινωνικά απαράδεκτος
• pale before    ωχριώ προ
• pale beside    ωχριώ προ
• pale into insignificance    χάνω κάθε νόημα/σημασία

Italiano (Italian)
impallidire, sbiadire, pallido, sbiadito, smorto

idioms:

• outside/beyond the pale    inaccettabile
• pale before/beside    impallidire di fronte
• pale into insignificance    svanire nel nulla

Português (Portuguese)
v. - empalidecer, desbotar, cercar com paliçada
adj. - pálido
n. - estaca (f), cerca (f)

idioms:

• outside/beyond the pale    fora dos limites
• pale before/beside    perder a importância ante a
• pale into insignificance    tornar-se insignificante

Русский (Russian)
побледнеть, поблекнуть, бледный

idioms:

• outside/beyond the pale    вне всяких границ
• pale before/beside    сходит на нет по сравнению
• pale into insignificance    сойти на нет

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - descolorido, desteñido, pálido
v. tr. - palidecer, ponerse pálido, desvanecerse
v. intr. - palidecer, ponerse pálido, desvanecerse

idioms:

• pale before    insignificante en comparación con
• pale beside    insignificante en comparación con
• pale into insignificance    nulo por su insignificancia

2.
n. - estaca, palo, límites, área cerrada
v. tr. - cercar, empalizar

idioms:

• beyond the pale    inaceptable, fuera de los límites, reprensible
• outside the pale    inaceptable, fuera de los límites, reprensible

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blekna, hägna in (pålverk)
adj. - blek, matt, svag
n. - påle, inhägnad, gräns

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 尖板条, 尖桩, 围起的地方, 围场, 界限, 范围, 管区, 辖区, 用栅栏把...围起来

idioms:

• beyond the pale    超出...界限, 越轨, 为社会所不容的
• outside the pale    超出...界限, 越轨, 为社会所不容的
• pale before    ...在...前相形失色, 显得逊色
• pale beside    ...在...前相形失色, 显得逊色
• pale into insignificance    黯然失色

2. 苍白的, 灰白的, 微弱的, 暗淡的, 淡的, 使苍白, 使黯淡, 变苍白, 显得逊色, 变黯淡, 相形见绌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 尖板條, 尖樁, 圍起的地方, 圍場, 界限, 範圍, 管區, 轄區
v. tr. - 用柵欄把...圍起來

idioms:

• beyond the pale    超出...界限, 越軌, 為社會所不容的
• outside the pale    超出...界限, 越軌, 為社會所不容的
• pale before    ...在...前相形失色, 顯得遜色
• pale beside    ...在...前相形失色, 顯得遜色
• pale into insignificance    黯然失色

2.
adj. - 蒼白的, 灰白的, 微弱的, 暗淡的, 淡的
v. tr. - 使蒼白, 使黯淡
v. intr. - 變蒼白, 顯得遜色, 變黯淡, 相形見絀

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 창백한, 엷은, 희미한
v. tr. - 창백하게 하다, 엷게 하다, 어슴푸레하게 하다
v. intr. - 창백해지다, 엷어지다, 어슴푸레해지다

2.
n. - 말뚝, 울타리, 경계
v. tr. - 말뚝으로 에워싸다

idioms:

• beyond the pale    ~의 범위 밖에

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 青白い, 薄い, 弱い, 薄暗い
v. - 青ざめる, 薄くなる, 見劣りがする
n. - 杭, 境界, 範囲

idioms:

• outside/beyond the pale    常識から外れた
• pale before/beside    ～と比べると顔色がない
• pale into insignificance    つまらないものになってしまう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشحب, يبهت, يسيج (صفه) كالح, باهت, شاحب, ممتقع (الاسم) خازوق, وتد خشبي, حظيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיוור, חלש‬
v. tr. - ‮הלבין, עשה ללבן‬
v. intr. - ‮החוויר, נחלש לעומת‬
n. - ‮קרש (לבניית גדר), מוט, כלונס, גבול, תחום, תחום-מושב‬
v. tr. - ‮תחם במוטות, גדר‬

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