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This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.
Adelbert von Chamisso

Meaning of "paleness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PALENESS

paleness  [ˈpeɪlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paleness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PALENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pallor

Pallor is a pale color of the skin which can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, stimulant use, or anemia, and is the result of a reduced amount of oxyhaemoglobin in skin or mucous membrane. Pallor is more evident on the face and palms. It can develop suddenly or gradually, depending on the cause. It is not usually clinically significant unless it is accompanied by a general pallor. It is distinguished from similar presentations such as hypopigmentation or simply a fair complexion.

Definition of paleness in the English dictionary

The definition of paleness in the dictionary is the quality of being pale or lacking colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALENESS


chillness
ˈtʃɪlnɪs
coolness
ˈkuːlnɪs
faithfulness
ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
fullness
ˈfʊlnɪs
gentleness
ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs
helpfulness
ˈhelpfʊlnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
joyfulness
ˈdʒɔɪfʊlnɪs
maleness
ˈmeɪlnɪs
mindfulness
ˈmaɪndfʊlnɪs
reasonableness
ˈriːznəblnɪs
shrillness
ˈʃrɪlnɪs
staleness
ˈsteɪlnɪs
stillness
ˈstɪlnɪs
thankfulness
ˈθæŋkfʊlnɪs
truthfulness
ˈtruːθfʊlnɪs
usefulness
ˈjuːsfʊlnɪs
vileness
ˈvaɪlnɪs
volatileness
ˈvɒləˌtaɪlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALENESS

palea
paleaceous
paleae
paleal
paleate
paleface
palely
Palembang
palempore
Palencia
Palenque
paleobiological
paleobotany
paleocene
paleoclimatology
paleoecological
paleoecology
paleogene
paleogeographic
paleographer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of paleness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paleness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PALENESS

Find out the translation of paleness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paleness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paleness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苍白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palidez
570 millions of speakers

English

paleness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paleness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شحوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бледность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palidez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্লানতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pâleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelopak mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blässe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒼白
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

창백함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paleness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tái nhợt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிரிய தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅलेपन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

solukluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pallore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bladość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блідість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paloare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωχρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bleek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blekhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blekhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paleness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PALENESS»

The term «paleness» is normally little used and occupies the 121.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PALENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paleness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paleness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paleness

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QUOTES WITH «PALENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paleness.
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Adelbert von Chamisso
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALENESS»

Discover the use of paleness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paleness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction
But what about, say, Socrates' complexion, his paleness? Can we not refer to that by the phrase 'this paleness'? Is this paleness not something which we can identify and reidentify? Aristotle says that 'the particular pale is in a subject, namely ...
Jonathan Barnes, 2000
2
A Treatise on Lovesickness
XV. The. cause. of. paleness. in. lovers. A certain pale color is so characteristic of passionate lovers that Diogenes, one day meeting a young man, by his color alone could guess that he was either jealous or in love:1 All lovers are pale, an apt ...
Jacques Ferrand, Donald A. Beecher, Massimo Ciavolella, 1994
3
Special Pathology and Diagnostics, with Therapeutic Hints
Dark, purplish, redness is found in congestive, apoplectic and suffocative conditions. Redness, coming and going in spots, I have often found in brain diseases of little children. One-sided redness, with paleness and coldness of the  ...
Charles Godlove Raue, 1869
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On-line Evaluation of Meat
Paleness and water-holding capacity are different physical phenomena: although they may share a common cause, they are partly independent, and this limits the accuracy with which water-holding capacity may be predicted from paleness ...
H. J. Swatland, 1995
5
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: Merchant of ...
0 love, be moderate, allay thy ecstasy, In measure rain thy joy3, scant this excess ; 1 feel too much thy blessing, make it less, For * Tby paleness moves me more than eloquence,] Bassanio Is displeased at the golden cajket for its gaudiness, ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, Samuel Johnson, 1790
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Repertory of the materia medica pura: forming vol. II. of ...
Quickly alternating redness and paleness, aim. Paleness often instantly changed to redness, with cold cheeks and hot forehead, bel. Burning red cheeks for an hour, then great paleness, k-ca. From dark red to pale red. opi. Heat in the morning ...
‎1859
7
American Homoeopathic Review
Paleness. — Sudden paleness, especially around the mouth, is found in children with colic, spasms in the abdomen. Great paleness, alternating with flushes of redness, is found in inflammation of lungs and brain, also during dentition. A pale  ...
‎1865
8
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum eclogae decem: The ...
Castaneasque nuces, mea quas Amarillis amabat. N O T E. ceases to animate it. Thus diseases are called pale in the sixth Aeneid, because they occasion this paleness of thefeeci i •: Vs Ptillentesque habitant Morbi." In the third Aeneid a face ...
Virgil, John Martyn, 1749
9
New physiognomy, or Signs of character, as manifested ...
One-sided redness, with paleness and coldness on the other side, is an inflammation of the brain, according to Schcenlein, a sign of formation of pus in that half of the brain which corresponds with the red side of the face. One-sided redness is ...
Samuel Roberts Wells, 1871
10
Poemata: textum ad praestantissimas editiones recognitum ... ...
"In these northern parts of the world, paleness is indeed a sort of a faint, dead whiteness : bat in the warmer countries, where the people are generally of a more swarthy complexion, their paleness is rather yellow. HeRce the Greeks and  ...
Horace, 1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paleness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Staying cool when football has you all flustered
Symptoms include heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting, fainting. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
India's skin-whitening creams highlight a complex over darker …
Paleness at all costs... an advert for skin lightening in Delhi. Photograph: ... Paleness is a sign of distinction and “superiority”. Isn't obsession a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
... raising five kids and contending with his Edward Cullen–caliber paleness. This month he stars in new TV Land series The Jim Gaffigan Show ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Nevada Barr trades pen for paintbrush to decorate her New Orleans …
The couple's obsession with color begins on the facade of the 1927 house, where stucco walls of lunar paleness are enlivened with a green ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
5
Use caution when temperatures are high outdoors
... will sweat heavily, experience muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headaches, nausea or vomiting, fainting and paleness. «The Hillsdale Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Pennsylvanians Reminded to Follow Important Safety Tips during …
Heat exhaustion symptoms are heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting, and ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jul 15»
7
Hydration is key to staying healthy during outdoor activity
It can start with just a heat cramp which can lead to nausea and vomiting and sometimes a cold chill and and paleness which means it's ... «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
8
DOST-XI urges millers to use iron-fortified rice
Decreased immune function that increases susceptibility to infection, breathlessness, headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite, and paleness in ... «Minda News, Jul 15»
9
Healthful Hints: Ways to beat summer heat
Heat exhaustion: Heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea, fainting. Solution: Cool down, seek ... «Janesville Gazette, Jul 15»
10
The Yes Woman: I'd rather be a vampire than an orangutan
Like many Irish children of my generation, I was raised amid family accusations of paleness. Aunts would nod with satisfaction at the cousin ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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