Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pallid

/ˈpælɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: pal-lid
IPA: /ˈpælɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Appearing weak, pale, or wan.

Example Sentences

"The patient left the hospital but was very pallid."
"A Sephardic romance, composed before the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, fills the Lost Chord Music Store on the northwest corner of Spinoza Square and Sixth Avenue. The well-dressed man on the telephone, pallid for this tanned city, repeats the inquiry: “Cloud Atlas Sextet . . . Robert Frobisher . . . As a matter of fact I have heard of it, though I’ve never laid my sticky paws on an actual pressing.”"
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:pallid."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin palleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin pallidus English pallid From Latin pallidus. Doublet of pale.

Word Breakdown

Root: *pelH-

Inflected Forms

pallider (comparative) pallidest (superlative)

Derived Forms

impallid pallidity pallidly pallidness

Phrases

pallid bat pallid cuckoo pallid dove pallid fox pallid harrier pallid sturgeon

Frequently Paired Words

pale pallor faded

Synonyms

ashen pale pasty ghastly ashen-faced ashy blake blanched bleak bloodless chalky exsanguious

Antonyms

gaudy rosy ruddy

Rhymes With

salad ballad valid calid

Questions

How do you pronounce pallid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpælɪd/.
What does pallid mean?: Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
Where does pallid come from?: Etymology tree Latin palleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin pallidus English pallid From Latin pallidus. Doublet of pale.

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