A tall man with a sallow complexion walked into the room and sat down next to Tom.
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Sallow
/ˈsæl.oʊ/
Synonyms for "sallow" (126 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (37)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (63)
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12 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
10 entriessallow appearancesallow complexionsallow countenancesallow discolorationsallow huesallow looksallow shrubsallow skinsallow treesallow wood
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὠχρός adj (yellowish)
Bulgarian
2 entries- жълтеникав adj (yellowish)
- зацапан adj (dirty)
Czech
1 entries- zažloutlý adj (yellowish)
Danish
1 entries- gusten adj (yellowish)
Finnish
2 entries- harmaankeltainen adj (yellowish)
- kellertävä adj (yellowish)
French
2 entries- cireux adj (yellowish)
- jaunâtre adj (yellowish)
Greek
2 entries- χλωμός adj (yellowish)
- ωχρός adj (yellowish)
Hungarian
4 entries- fakó adj (yellowish)
- pergamenszínű adj (yellowish)
- színtelen adj (yellowish)
- sápadt adj (yellowish)
Kalmyk
1 entries- шар даг adj (yellowish)
Latin
2 entries- lūridus adj (yellowish)
- lūteus adj (yellowish)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- płowy adj (yellowish)
Macedonian
1 entries- жолте́никав adj (yellowish)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- صاری adj (yellowish)
Persian
1 entries- زرد adj (yellowish)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- blauss adj (yellowish)
Polish
2 entries- brudny adj (dirty)
- ziemisty adj (yellowish)
Russian
1 entries- земли́стый adj (yellowish)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- odhar adj (yellowish)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- žućkast adj (yellowish)
Sample sentences
45 total sentences available.
Anne cast herself into Marilla's arms and rapturously kissed her sallow cheek.
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Barren trees are the fir, elder, birch, cypress, beech, ivy, sallow, linden and so on, but most of them afford shade.
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If you are old enough to remember the 1960 U.S. presidential election, it was believed John F. Kennedy’s youthful appearance and vigor swept him into office over Richard Nixon, who appeared sallow and pale in a television debate.
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