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palest

palest is the superlative form of pale.

palest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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.

See all 18 meanings of pale

Origin of palest

From pale + -est.

Questions about palest

What is palest the superlative form of?
Palest is the superlative form of pale.

Words near palest in the dictionary

  1. palesimians
  2. Palesman
  3. Palesmen
  4. palesome
  5. Palesrael
  6. palest
  7. Palestina
  8. Palestine
  9. Palestine soup
  10. Palestine soups
  11. Palestine sunbird

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