Pale and Washed

Pale

Pale adjective - Lacking intensity of color.
Usage example: we chose a very pale pink for the walls of the room

Washed and pale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Washed" instead an adjective "Pale".

Nearby Words: paled, paleness, palish, palely

Washed

Washed adjective - Containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water.

Pale and washed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pale" instead an adjective "Washed".

Nearby Words: wash, washing, washy, washer, washable

Both words in one sentence

  • Aura Vision As it grows into a circular aura of dancing light, everything within it looks pale and washed-out.
    Source: Aura Vision
  • Web Animation / Neurotically Yours Tas the colors of the characters are washed out, making Germaine and other human characters look extremely pale.
  • Red Right Hand The demon from Running with the Demon looks perfectly normal, except for his curiously pale, washed blue eyes.
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