pallor
/ˈpalə
/noun [in singular]
An unhealthy pale appearance: the deathlike pallor of his face...
- But today seedy glamour is being replaced by the dim light of computer screens and the unhealthy pallor of those who stare into them for most of their waking hours.
- Instead, they stay put and give skin an unhealthy pallor and texture.
- Her pallor was pale, and her eyes, large, dark and profoundly sad, as if from years of suffering.
Synonyms
paleness, pallidness, lack of colour, whiteness, colourlessness, wanness, ashen hue, pastiness, peakiness, greyness, sickliness, sallowness
rare etiolation
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin, from pallere 'be pale'.