paleness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈpeɪlnəs/ UK /ˈpeɪlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being pale or lacking in color The paleness of her face betrayed how frightened she was. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being pale or... pallorwannesspallidnesswhitenesscolorlessness ↔ Opposites ruddinessflushcolorfloridness Word family Related forms palepallidpallor Etymology AI details From pale (adjective) + the noun suffix -ness. Pale derives from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus 'pale, wan', from pallere 'to be pale'. pale Middle English pallidus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # paleness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being pale or lacking in color ## Examples - The paleness of her face betrayed how frightened she was. ## Synonyms - pallor - wanness - pallidness - whiteness - colorlessness ## Antonyms - ruddiness - flush - color - floridness ## Related Forms - pale - pallid - pallor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pale - Root: pallidus ## Etymology From pale (adjective) + the noun suffix -ness. Pale derives from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus 'pale, wan', from pallere 'to be pale'. ## AI Etymology Paleness is from pale (adjective) + the noun suffix -ness. Pale derives from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus 'pale, wan', from pallere 'to be pale'. Important recorded forms include pale (Old French) and pallidus (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the state of being pale or lacking in color. The wider family includes related words such as pale, pallid, and pallor. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown