Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palest

/pˈeɪləst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: palest
IPA: /pˈeɪləst/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

superlative form of pale: most pale

verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of pale

Archaic

Example Sentences

"So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams."
"“[…] Who’s over me? Truth hath no confines. Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends’ glarings is a doltish stare! So, so; thou reddenest and palest; my heat has melted thee to anger-glow. But look ye, Starbuck, what is said in heat, that thing unsays itself.[…]”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale English -est English palest From pale + -est.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

How do you pronounce palest?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈeɪləst/.
What does palest mean?: superlative form of pale: most pale
Where does palest come from?: Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale English -est English palest From pale + -est.

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