unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
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the property of having a naturally light complexion
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being deficient in color
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Paleness \Pale"ness\, n. The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.
The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look. --Pope.
"Some of the paleness you're seeing is fear: A lot of people have guessed wrong and lost money." As for Mr. Work, the trader who left his family in New Mexico, the month has been more trying than he expected.