pallor
noun
pal·lor
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Definition of pallor
: deficiency of color especially of the face : paleness
The boy's sickly pallor concerned his parents.
Examples of pallor in a Sentence
The boy's sickly pallor concerned his mother even though he had no fever.
Recent Examples on the Web
The paint was stubborn and left a streaky pallor for the next few days. — Eryn Loeb, Longreads, "When Friendship Fades But the Images Linger," 9 Aug. 2019 In grade school, some of Smith’s peers taunted him for his thinness and pallor. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "A Photographer’s Elaborate Transformations in His Childhood Bedroom," 18 July 2019 In summer our city is deserted and seems very large, clear and echoing, like an empty city-square; the sky has a milky pallor, limpid but not luminous; the river flows as level as a street and gives off neither humidity nor freshness. — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, "Rediscovering Natalia Ginzburg," 22 July 2019 Another standout Owens influence comes from the Spring 2016 collection that featured models carrying models: in this exhibition, a Rick mannequin— with a slightly greenish pallor—holds a mannequin on his shoulders. — Vogue, "Rick Owens and Estonian Rapper Tommy Cash Stage a Wonderfully Weird Exhibition," 3 May 2019 The pair already have a pallor just putting the nuclear reactor through the reckless tests. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "'Chernobyl' recap: Final, horrifying episode features the radioactive political fallout," 26 Apr. 2018 Some images in their Instagram feed show Dalton with a postmortem alien glaze complete with lavender pallor and fully green eyes, and with butterflies applied to her face. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Watch Fecal Matter’s Extreme, 3-Hour Beauty Routine in 7 Minutes," 28 Mar. 2019 For seven seasons, Skarsgård avoided the sun to attain Eric’s vampiric pallor and romped among werewolves, shape-shifters and other supernatural species on the show. — Alex Bhattacharji, WSJ, "Alexander Skarsgård in His Element," 6 Sep. 2018 Cary Grant had a tan to offset Grace Kelly's pallor in To Catch a Thief. — Alison Rose, Town & Country, "Hot Pursuit," 16 Dec. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pallor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pallor
pallor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pallor
formal
: paleness especially of the face that is caused by illness
See the full definition for pallor in the English Language Learners Dictionary
pallor
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pal·lor
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Kids Definition of pallor
: paleness of face
pallor
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pal·lor
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Medical Definition of pallor
: deficiency of color especially of the face : paleness
patients in hemorrhagic shock may exhibit extreme pallor — Scientific American Medicine
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