pale

adjective (pale, paler, palest); verb (pale, pales, paled, paling); noun (a pale — rare; beyond the pale)

«pale» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Pale describes a face or skin that has less colour than usual, often because someone is ill, scared or shocked. tree →
A pale colour is light and soft, not strong or dark, like pale blue. tree →
Pale light is weak, not bright. tree →
To pale means to become pale, or to seem less important next to something else. tree →
Beyond the pale means very bad or not acceptable. tree →

In the lessons

In health and first aid: a pale, sweaty, cold person may be in shock or about to faint; sit them down and get help. In art lessons: mixing white makes paler shades; pale and dark colours. In stories, «she went pale» tells the reader a character is frightened or shocked. Phrases: «go pale», «turn pale», «pale blue», «pale as a ghost», «pale in comparison».

Examples

You look pale; are you feeling all right? tree →
He went pale when he saw the spider. tree →
She painted her room pale yellow. tree →
The pale moon rose over the hills. tree →
Add white paint to make the colour paler. tree →
After the illness she was thin and pale. tree →
My drawing pales in comparison to yours. tree →
Kicking the dog was beyond the pale. tree →
‘Sylvia’s dear face is pale to-day. tree →

Note

Comparatives: «paler, palest». Homophone: «pail» (a bucket), which sounds exactly the same. Pale is often used with colours: «pale green» (light green). Opposite: «dark» for colours, «rosy» or «flushed» for faces.

In Jewish tradition

Isaiah says that Jacob's face will no longer turn pale with shame, because God will redeem his children.

Interpretation. Tradition reads it as a promise that Israel will be honored again at the time of redemption.

Examples

Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale; (Prophets ISA.29.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pale» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «pale» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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