pallor

[ pal-er ]

noun

1. unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.

pallor

/ ˈpælə /

noun

1. a pale condition, esp when unnatural

   fear gave his face a deathly pallor

Word History and Origins

Origin of pallor¹

1650–60; < Latin: paleness, equivalent to pall ( ēre ) to be pale + -or -or ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pallor¹

C17: from Latin: whiteness (of the skin), from pallēre to be pale ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

He was it must be said looking a little dishevelled, but as we all know an Afghan tan does wonders for that morning-after pallor.

From The Daily Beast

The degree of pallor furnishes a rough index to the amount of hemoglobin in the corpuscle.

From Project Gutenberg

He stepped hastily back, his cheeks, before so fresh and ruddy, were now blanched with a deadly pallor.

From Project Gutenberg

"Stiff and cold," said Dorothy, her teeth chattering in her head, and a deeper pallor settling on her face.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon her cheeks had spread a deadly pallor, while in the centre of each showed a scarlet spot.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole face is of a warm pallor, under which the rose tints of beautiful rich blood appear.

From Project Gutenberg