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Adjective: pallid (pallider,pallidest)  pa-lid
  1. Abnormally deficient in colour as suggesting physical or emotional distress
    "the pallid face of the invalid";
    - pale, wan
     
  2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
    "a pallid sky"; "the pallid stars";
    - pale, wan, sick
     
  3. Lacking in vitality, interest or effectiveness
    "a pallid performance";
    - pale

Derived forms: pallidest, pallider

See also: colorless [US], colourless [Brit, Cdn], weak

Encyclopedia: Pallid