Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for pallidness

pallidness

Discover More

Example Sentences

The pallidness of the European beauties, sickly as the clime, disgusted him—their venality still more.

He was powerfully moved; his countenance changed from its usual pallidness to strong suffusion; his hands rather tossed than waved in the air.

It stood against the darkness and hung out a dim complexion of light, or rather of pallidness, that was not light—not to be described by the pen.

His co-voyageur was without curiosity; the former pallidness and silentness resumed their dominion over him, and the lesser gentleman settled moodily back to his newspaper.

In the lone, ghostly midnight, he raves as he lies, With death's ashen pallidness dimming his eyes: He shouts the sharp war-cry,—he rallies his men,— He is on the red field of Manassas again.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement