MEANING
Unusual paleness of the skin, especially compared with a person’s normal color.
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- sudden pallor
- marked pallor
- pallor of the face
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Her sudden pallor made him stop speaking.
The doctor noted pallor without assuming its cause.
A trace of pallor remained after the immediate shock passed.
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Primary category: fear. Forms: Usually a mass noun; pallors is uncommon for distinct kinds or instances. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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