Used in a Sentence

paler

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for paler.

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Your interpretation would make sense only if there were a (paler yellow?) light warning of the yellow light!

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Light in color.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of paler gathered in one view.

adjective

Light in color.

adjective

Feeble, faint.

adjective

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for paler.

adjective

Light in color.

adjective

Feeble, faint.

adjective

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Example sentences

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Your interpretation would make sense only if there were a (paler yellow?) light warning of the yellow light!

2

Thankfully the paler you are the less time in the sun you need to make vitamin D.

3

Look at how some countries value/treasure things like soft hands and paler skin tones, and how it relates to social status.

4

For example if it is yellow, try to make it paler or whitter, redder, etc.

5

Seemed to me that the suggestion there is that paler ancestors became darker in regions closer to the equator (Africa, Australia, Indonesia).

6

Shorter than average, low muscle tone, paler skin than their peers.

7

Suggests hypochromia (paler red blood cells), often associated with iron-deficiency anemia.

8

And as someone paler than most makeup brands go, for many of us it absolutely does make a difference even when using the proper amount.

9

I remember light used to be much paler and became brighter around the 2010.

10

They can see just what you can see, but some parts of the spectrum may appear paler and thus the nuances may be hard to tell apart.

11

They did clearly make the new her paler though.

12

All visible range telescopes will be susceptible to a bias in their observations, since a big black rock will be as bright as a smaller paler rock.

Quote examples

1

The only indication that it's an ad is a tiny "ad" icon - a pale blue square with slightly paler blue text.

2

Or East Asian (paler than Indians but not "quite white").

3

And the 9.5-10 actually looks paler than the 9-9.5 face, but that appears to be from enhanced lighting (model "glow") giving her a more professional look, not to mention obvious evidence of eye makeup from the blue around her eyes (in addition to the blue eye color) which doesn't exist on any of the other faces.

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(And heck, going "oh, our skin is getting sunburned, let's be nocturnal instead" might cause your A-islanders to develop paler skin.) You seem to be confusing "observed data in the real world" and "things that seem obviously true".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use paler in a sentence?

Your interpretation would make sense only if there were a (paler yellow?) light warning of the yellow light!

What does paler mean?

Light in color.

What part of speech is paler?

paler is commonly used as adjective.