palish

adjective

Definition of palishnext
as in white

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palish
  1. white
  2. pale
  3. sallow
  4. pallid
  5. ashen
  6. wan
  7. ashy
  8. pasty
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.
    Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Definition of white
Adjective
  • That same pale green appears on the metal parts of the bundled Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Other symptoms of anemia include fatigue, weakness, rapid heart rate, and pale skin.2829 Hyperthyroidism: An overactive thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, increasing metabolism and heart rate.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.
    Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.
    Anne Higonnet, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
Definition of sallow
Adjective
  • Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That pallid face hadn’t smelled of evil in the least.
    Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • The cruelest consolation for an innocent life made ashen before her time.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Planted into the ashen soil, the future forest continues to need human help: soil amendments, watering, weeding, protection from hungry animals and more.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that’s a wan exculpation.
    David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • What seemed inventive and clever in the confines of a small off-Broadway theater feels utterly wan in its current incarnation.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2019
Definition of wan
Adjective
  • Luckily, the tears are broken up, but Sufia wipes her ashy hands all over everyone’s clothes.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Her roots are a darker shade than the mid-lengths and ends, evolving from a light ashy brunette at the root to a honey-blonde shade.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of ashy
Adjective
  • Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
Definition of pasty
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