Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
pale-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English paleness From pale + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

palenesses (plural)

Synonyms

pallidity pallor wanness blondness fairness lividness lividity luridness pallidness achromasia

Questions

What does paleness mean?
The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.
Where does paleness come from?
Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English paleness From pale + -ness.

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