pallor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpælər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpælɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pal′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pal•lor /ˈpælɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologypaleness in a person's face, as from fear, ill health, or death.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pal•lor  (pal′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyunusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death;
    wanness.
  • Latin: paleness, equivalent. to pall(ēre) to be pale + -or -or1
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pallor / ˈpælə/
  1. a pale condition, esp when unnatural: fear gave his face a deathly pallor
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: whiteness (of the skin), from pallēre to be pale1
'pallor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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