pale complexion

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• Complexion — Com*plex ion (k[o^]m*pl[e^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. complexion, fr. L. complexio. See {Complex}, a.] 1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet . . . it is properly called a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pale Force — was a series of short animations starring Jim Gaffigan that aired on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Its humor was derived from paleness of both Gaffigan and O Brien, as well as from portraying Conan as a weakling to poke fun at the real life TV… …   Wikipedia

• complexion — [[t]kəmple̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] complexions 1) N COUNT: oft adj N When you refer to someone s complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face. She had short brown hair and a pale complexion. ...those with acne or …   English dictionary

• pale — pale1 palely, adv. paleness, n. /payl/, adj., paler, palest, v., paled, paling. adj. 1. lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching whit …   Universalium

• pale — 01. He looked quite [pale] this morning, and went home sick. 02. We painted our kitchen a [pale] green. 03. Heather went all [pale] when she heard of the death of her grandmother. 04. Hsu Fen looked tired and [pale] after studying all night. 05.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• pale — 1 adjective 1 having a much whiter skin colour than usual, especially because you are ill, worried etc: She suddenly noticed how pale and drawn he looked. | a pale complexion 2 a pale colour is much lighter than the standard colour: pale… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pale — I [[t]peɪl[/t]] adj. pal•er, pal•est, 1) lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion[/ex] 2) of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow[/ex] 3) not bright or brilliant; dim:… …   From formal English to slang

• pale — I. /peɪl / (say payl) adjective (paler, palest) 1. of a whitish appearance; without intensity of colour: pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or grey: pale yellow. 3. lacking in brightness; dim:… …  

• pale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus more at pole Date: 12th century 1. archaic palisade, paling 2. a. one of the stakes of a palisade b. picket 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• complexion — noun 1) a pale complexion Syn: skin, skin color, skin tone; pigmentation 2) this puts an entirely new complexion on things Syn: perspective, angle, slant, interpretation; appearance, light, look …   Thesaurus of popular words

• complexion — noun 1) a pale complexion Syn: skin, skin colour/tone, colouring 2) governments of all complexions Syn: kind, nature, character, colour, persuasion, outlook …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary