paleness
/ˈpeɪlnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpeɪlnəs/ (ame, ipa)
paleness — noun
1. skin that looks unusually light or white, often because someone is ill, frighten
skin that looks unusually light or white, often because someone is ill, frightened, or tired.
The doctor noticed a sudden paleness in Aarav's face and asked him to sit down.
paleness in [body part] — common medical observation pattern
After three nights of fever, Heloísa's paleness worried her grandmother.
There was an unmistakable paleness around Emre's mouth as he stepped off the boat.
The nurse charted the paleness of the patient's lips alongside his low blood pressure.
文法句型
paleness of [body part]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or a part of the face (cheeks, lips, skin). Often paired with a cause clause ("because of", "after", "from").
常見錯誤
2. the quality of a colour or surface being light or washed-out rather than deep an
the quality of a colour or surface being light or washed-out rather than deep and saturated.
Mira chose the curtains for the paleness of their dusty pink tone.
paleness of [colour] for describing softness of hue
The paleness of the old photograph made it hard to recognise the children in it.
Andrew loved the paleness of spring leaves before they darkened in summer.
Designers often play with the paleness of stone tiles to make small rooms feel bigger.
文法句型
paleness of [colour / object]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies to colours, objects, fabrics, or surfaces — never to a person's skin. Subject is typically an object, material, or colour name.
3. the quality of light being weak, dim, or lacking in brightness.
the quality of light being weak, dim, or lacking in brightness.
Gabriel walked through the paleness of the early winter dawn toward the bakery.
paleness of [time of day] for weak natural light
The paleness of the moonlight barely reached the bottom of the well.
Sirin shivered in the paleness of the kitchen lamp after the storm cut the power.
There was a strange paleness to the afternoon sky just before the eclipse.
- brightness
strong, intense light
- brilliance
dazzling intensity of light
文法句型
paleness of [light source]
用法筆記
Mostly literary or descriptive writing. Subject is a light source (sun, moon, lamp, dawn, sky). Distinguish from sense 2 — sense 3 is about the strength of light itself, not the colour of an object.