pallor
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.
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How to use pallor in a sentence
Though beautifully made and acted, The Souvenir had the sad, chilly pallor of a centuries-old miniature portrait, a bit of the past you could hold in your hand and yet never fully grasp.
The Souvenir Part II Captures the Ragged Beauty of the 1980s Like No Other Film | Stephanie Zacharek | October 29, 2021 | TimeHe was it must be said looking a little dishevelled, but as we all know an Afghan tan does wonders for that morning-after pallor.
The degree of pallor furnishes a rough index to the amount of hemoglobin in the corpuscle.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHe stepped hastily back, his cheeks, before so fresh and ruddy, were now blanched with a deadly pallor.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie"Stiff and cold," said Dorothy, her teeth chattering in her head, and a deeper pallor settling on her face.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
Upon her cheeks had spread a deadly pallor, while in the centre of each showed a scarlet spot.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxThe whole face is of a warm pallor, under which the rose tints of beautiful rich blood appear.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for pallor
/ (ˈpælə) /
a pale condition, esp when unnatural: fear gave his face a deathly pallor
Origin of pallor
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