Synonyms for paleness
Most common
pallor wanness pallidness luridness wan etiolation pallidity colorlessness US
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pallor
pallor, wanness, pallidness, luridness, achromasia, lividness, lividity
Other
wan, pallidity, etiolation, colorlessness US, colourlessness UK
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.
The cold weather intensified the paleness of the landscape.
Forms
- Plural
- palenesses → pallors, wannesses, luridnesses, achromasias…
Example sentences
- pallor The pallor of his face presaged his tragic end.
- wanness She noted the wanness of his face.
- wan I only wan to avoid saying the wrong thing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| paleness | rising | |
| pallor | rising | |
| wanness | rising | |
| pallidness | steady | |
| luridness | steady | |
| wan | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wan1
- 6 letters
- pallor
- 7 letters
- wanness
- 8 letters
- fairness2, lividity4
- 9 letters
- blondness, luridness, lividness, pallidity
- 10 letters
- etiolation, pallidness, achromasia
- 13 letters
- colorlessness
- 14 letters
- colourlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairness2 = 2 syllables).