Pallid Definition

pălĭd
adjective
Faint in color; pale; wan.
Webster's New World
Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.
American Heritage
Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull.
Pallid prose.
American Heritage
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Origin of Pallid

  • Latin pallidus from pallēre to be pale pel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin pallidus.

    From Wiktionary

Pallid Sentence Examples

  • His frowning face was pallid and quivered.

  • An electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) that records the electrical activity in the heart may be used to check for heart rhythm abnormalities, such as long QT syndrome, in children who have had a pallid breath holding spell.

  • The child cries or gasps, forcibly exhales, stops breathing, and turns either blue (cyanotic form) or pale (pallid form).

  • About 25 percent of affected children-particularly those who experience pallid BHS-have a family history of BHS or fainting.

  • Pan's own science fiction list is also rather pallid, I'm afraid.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAL

Words Ending With

DIDLID

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Words Starting With P and Ending With D

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With D