Dark vs. Pale

Darkadjective

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

Darkadjective

(of a source of light) Extinguished.

Darkadjective

Deprived of sight; blind.

Darkadjective

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

Darkadjective

Hidden, secret, obscure.

Darkadjective

Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.

Darkadjective

Having racing capability not widely known.

Darkadjective

Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

Darkadjective

Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

Darkadjective

Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.

Darkadjective

With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.

Darknoun

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

Darknoun

(uncountable) Ignorance.

Darknoun

(uncountable) Nightfall.

Darknoun

A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.

Darkverb

(intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.

Darkverb

(intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.

Darkverb

(transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

Darkadjective

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion.

Darkadjective

Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.

Darkadjective

Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.

Darkadjective

Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.

Darkadjective

Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.

Darkadjective

Deprived of sight; blind.

Darknoun

Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.

Darknoun

The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.

Darknoun

A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.

Darkverb

To darken; to obscure.

Darknoun

absence of light or illumination

Darknoun

absence of moral or spiritual values;

Darknoun

an unilluminated area;

Darknoun

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

Darknoun

an unenlightened state;

Darkadjective

devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored;

Darkadjective

(used of color) having a dark hue;

Darkadjective

brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes);

Darkadjective

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;

Darkadjective

causing dejection;

Darkadjective

secret;

Darkadjective

showing a brooding ill humor;

Darkadjective

lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;

Darkadjective

marked by difficulty of style or expression;

Darkadjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

Darkadjective

not giving performances; closed;

Paleadjective

Light in color.

Paleadjective

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Paleadjective

Feeble, faint.

Paleverb

(intransitive) To turn pale; to lose colour.

Paleverb

(intransitive) To become insignificant.

Paleverb

(transitive) To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

Paleverb

To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

Palenoun

(obsolete) Paleness; pallor.

Palenoun

A wooden stake; a picket.

Palenoun

(archaic) Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

Palenoun

(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).

Palenoun

The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

Palenoun

(heraldry) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

Palenoun

(archaic) A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

Palenoun

(historical) The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction.

Palenoun

(historical) The territory around Calais under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries).

Palenoun

(historical) A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.

Palenoun

(archaic) The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

Palenoun

A cheese scoop.

Palenoun

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Paleadjective

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

Paleadjective

Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.

Palenoun

Paleness; pallor.

Palenoun

A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.

Palenoun

That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.

Palenoun

A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; - often used figuratively.

Palenoun

A region within specified bounds, whether or not enclosed or demarcated.

Palenoun

A stripe or band, as on a garment.

Palenoun

One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.

Palenoun

A cheese scoop.

Palenoun

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Paleverb

To turn pale; to lose color or luster.

Paleverb

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

Paleverb

To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.

Palenoun

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

Paleverb

turn pale, as if in fear

Paleadjective

very light colored; highly diluted with white;

Paleadjective

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;

Paleadjective

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness;

Paleadjective

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;

Paleadjective

not full or rich;

Paleadjective

light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment

Paleadjective

(of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health

Paleadjective

(of a light) not strong or bright

Paleadjective

inferior or unimpressive

Paleverb

become pale in one's face from shock or fear

Paleverb

seem or become less important

Palenoun

a wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Palenoun

a conceptual boundary

Palenoun

an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction.

Palenoun

another term for English Pale

Palenoun

the areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was formerly restricted.

Palenoun

a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield.