Pale vs. White
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.
Whiteadjective
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Whiteadjective
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whiteadjective
Designated for use by Caucasians.
Whiteadjective
Relatively light or pale in colour.
Whiteadjective
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
Whiteadjective
Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
Whiteadjective
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
Whiteadjective
The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
Whiteadjective
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Whiteadjective
Honourable, fair; decent.
Whiteadjective
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Whiteadjective
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
Whiteadjective
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
Whiteadjective
(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
Whiteadjective
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
Whiteadjective
(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare said of a character or symbol filled with color.
Whiteadjective
Characterised by the presence of snow
Whitenoun
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
Whitenoun
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Whitenoun
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
Whitenoun
(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
Whitenoun
Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
Whitenoun
The cue ball in cue games.
Whitenoun
White wine.
Whitenoun
Cocaine
Whitenoun
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
Whitenoun
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
Whitenoun
A white pigment.
Whitenoun
(countable) Anything that is of the color white.
Whitenoun
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
Whiteverb
(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
Whiteadjective
Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; - the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.
Whiteadjective
Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
Whiteadjective
Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
Whiteadjective
Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Whiteadjective
Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
Whiteadjective
Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
Whitenoun
The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
Whitenoun
Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye.
Whitenoun
Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot.
Whitenoun
A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men.
Whitenoun
A white pigment; as, Venice white.
Whitenoun
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Whiteverb
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
Whitenoun
a member of the Caucasoid race
Whitenoun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Whitenoun
Australian writer (1912-1990)
Whitenoun
United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Whitenoun
United States architect (1853-1906)
Whitenoun
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Whitenoun
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
Whitenoun
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
Whitenoun
(board games) the lighter pieces
Whitenoun
(usually in the plural) trousers
Whiteverb
turn white;
Whiteadjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light;
Whiteadjective
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration;
Whiteadjective
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied;
Whiteadjective
marked by the presence of snow;
Whiteadjective
restricted to whites only;
Whiteadjective
glowing white with heat;
Whiteadjective
benevolent; without malicious intent;
Whiteadjective
of a surface; not written or printed on;
Whiteadjective
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
Whiteadjective
dressed (or especially habited) in white;
Whiteadjective
(of hair) having lost its color;
Whiteadjective
ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion;
Whiteadjective
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets;
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of fresh snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black.
