Etymology

paleness

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Today it means: The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color. Full definition →

English pale ← Middle English pale ← Old French pale
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  1. Latinpallidus
  2. Old Frenchpale
  3. Middle Englishpale
  4. Englishpale
  5. English todaypaleness

From pale + -ness.

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