[syn: paleness, pallidity]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paleness \Pale"ness\, n.
The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or
ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster;
wanness.
[1913 Webster]
The blood the virgin's cheek forsook;
A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paleness
n 1: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or
sickness or emotional distress) [syn: lividness,
lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness,
pallor, wanness, achromasia]
2: the property of having a naturally light complexion [syn:
paleness, blondness, fairness]
3: being deficient in color [syn: paleness, pallidity]