The pallor of his face presaged his tragic end.
Source: tatoeba (2050341)
Pallor
//ˈpælɚ//
Synonyms for "pallor" (121 found)
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inexcitabilityinsipidityinsipidnessjejunitykeyleadennesslifelessnesslightnesslowness of spiritluridnessmacabrenessmask of deathmuddinessnatural colorpalenesspalliditypallidnesspastinesspointlessnesspokiness
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ponderousnessprison pallorsallownessshadesicklinesssickly hueskin colorslownesssolemnityspiritlessnesssterilitystiffnessstodginessstuffinesssuperficialitytastelessnesstediousnesstincttincturetingetinttoneuncanninessundercolorunearthlinessuninterestingnessunlivelinessvapidityvapidnesswannessweaknessweirdnesswoodenness
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25 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ὠχρότης noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
- ὦχρος noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Bulgarian
1 entries- бледност noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Catalan
1 entries- pal·lidesa noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 面色蒼白 /面色苍白 noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Czech
1 entries- bledost noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Dutch
1 entries- bleekheid noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Finnish
1 entries- kalpeus noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
French
1 entries- pâleur noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
German
1 entries- Blässe noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Greek
1 entries- ωχρότητα noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Hungarian
1 entries- sápadtság noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Icelandic
1 entries- fölvi noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Italian
2 entries- pallidità noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
- pallore noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Latin
1 entries- pallor noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Latvian
1 entries- bālums noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Persian
2 entries- رنگپریدگی noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
- زردی noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Polish
1 entries- bladość noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Portuguese
1 entries- palidez noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Romanian
2 entries- gălbinare noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
- paliditate noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Russian
1 entries- бле́дность noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Spanish
1 entries- palidez noun (paleness; want of color; pallidity)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Her very long, black eyelashes set off the aristocratic pallor of her cheeks.
Source: tatoeba (2069523)
She was most impressed, however, by the extreme pallor of his face and by the nervousness of his manner.
Source: tatoeba (6957528)
pallor of the complexion
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