pallidity

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pal•lid /ˈpælɪd/   adj. 

1. pale;
   faint or lacking in color;
   wan:
   a pallid face.
2. lacking in liveliness or interest:
   a pallid performance by the exhausted cast.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pal•lid  (pal′id), adj. 

1. pale;
   faint or deficient in color;
   wan:
   a pallid countenance.
2. lacking in vitality or interest:
   a pallid musical performance.

• Latin pallidus sallow, equivalent. to pall(ēre) to be pale + -idus -id⁴
• 1580–90

pal′lid•ly, adv. 
pal′lid•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See pale ¹.

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pallid / ˈpælɪd/ adjective

1. lacking colour or brightness; wan: a pallid complexion
2. lacking vigour; vapid: a pallid performance

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pallidus, from pallēre to be pale¹

ˈpallidly adverb

ˈpallidness, palˈlidity noun