paleness

paleness
Ⅰ.
pale [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a light shade or hue; approaching white. 2) (of a person's face) having little colour, through shock, fear, illness, etc. 3) unimpressive or inferior: a pale imitation.
► VERB 1) become pale in one's face. 2) seem or become less important.
DERIVATIVES palely adverb paleness noun.
ORIGIN Old French, from Latin pallidus.
Ⅱ.
pale [2] ► NOUN 1) a wooden stake used with others to form a fence. 2) a boundary. 3) archaic or historical an area within set boundaries or subject to a particular jurisdiction. 4) Heraldry a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield.
● beyond the pale — Cf. ↑beyond the pale
ORIGIN Old French pal, from Latin palus 'stake' .

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