pale — having little color; light in color or shade
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: having little color; light in color or shade
Pronunciation (IPA): /peɪl/
Korean meaning: 창백한, 옅은, 흐린
Korean pronunciation: 페일 (강세: 페일)
Example Sentences
- My cooking skills pale in comparison to Gordon Ramsay's.
- She turned pale when she realized she forgot her wallet on a date.
- The pale morning light filtered through the curtains.
pale
ADJECTIVE//peɪl//
having little color; light in color or shade
💡 Concept
Mother checking her pale sick daughter
🎵 Rhyme
The pale ship's sail begins to fail.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/peɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/peɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootpale
Origin
라틴어 'pallidus'에서 유래되었으며, '창백한'이라는 의미를 가졌습니다. 시간이 흐르면서 색깔이 옅다는 의미로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
sailtailmailrailfail
sail
tail
mail
rail
fail
🔗Collocations
pale face
pale blue
grow pale
pale comparison
pale imitation
pale moonlight
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cooking skills pale in comparison to Gordon Ramsay's.”
😄 Fun example
“She turned pale when she realized she forgot her wallet on a date.”
“The pale morning light filtered through the curtains.”
😄 Fun example
“His jokes pale beside his terrible dance moves.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
faintlightwanashenwhitish
Antonyms
darkvividbright
Related
pallorpallidblanchfade
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