Pallor (Noun)
Meaning
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress).
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Her skin had taken on a deathly pallor since her illness had begun, a stark contrast to her usual rosy complexion.
- The woman's face displayed a faint pallor that hinted at her fear of flying.
- After being in bed for a week with pneumonia, his skin had a waxy pallor that made him look lifeless.
- The bruises on her arms and legs had given her skin a mottled pallor, a visible reminder of the abuse she had suffered.
- As she watched the devastating news footage, a sickly pallor crept over her face, draining it of its usual vitality.