paleness

«paleness» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of being pale: having a light colour or less… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (paleness, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being pale: having a light colour or less colour than usual. tree →

2) Lightness of a person's face when they are ill, tired or frightened. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a character's paleness shows fear, shock or illness. In health, paleness of the skin can be a sign of being unwell, cold or low on iron. In art, paleness means a light, soft colour.

examples

• Her paleness worried the school nurse. tree →
• The paleness of the sky meant snow was coming. tree →
• He noticed the paleness of the ghostly figure. tree →
• After the flu, his paleness lasted a week. tree →
• The paleness of the wall made the room feel cool. tree →
• Fear showed in the sudden paleness of her face. tree →

note

Uncountable noun. From "pale" (adjective: pale, paler, palest). Similar: pallor, which is more formal and used mostly for faces. Do not confuse "pale" with "pail" (a bucket).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «paleness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.