pale
light in color.
Example
“I have pale yellow wallpaper.”
Other meanings
Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
“His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.”
Related words
- impale
- palisade
- pallescent
Word history
From Latin "pallidus" (pale, pallid).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pale” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.