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paler

paler is the comparative form of pale.

Meaning of pale

Adjective

pale (comparative paler, superlative palest)

  1. Light in color.
    • I have pale yellow wallpaper.
  2. Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
    • His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.
  3. Feeble, faint.
    • He is but a pale shadow of his former self.

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Words that rhyme with paler

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Questions about paler

What is paler the comparative form of?
Paler is the comparative form of pale.

Words near paler in the dictionary

  1. paleozoologic
  2. paleozoological
  3. paleozoologist
  4. paleozoologists
  5. paleozoology
  6. paler
  7. Palerang
  8. Palermitan
  9. Palermitans
  10. Palermo
  11. palermoite

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