"lacking color, pale, wan," 1580s, from Latin pallidus "pale, colorless," from root of pallere "be pale" (from PIE root *pel- (1) "pale"). A doublet of pale (adj.), and compare pallor. Related: Pallidly; pallidness.
the pallid face of the invalid
a pallid sky
a pallid performance
pallbearer
pallet
palliard
palliate
palliative
pallid
pall-mall
pallor
palm
palmar
palmer
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