pallor

[ pal-er ]
/ ˈpæl ər /

noun

unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.

Origin of pallor

1650–60; < Latin: paleness, equivalent to pall(ēre) to be pale + -or -or1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pallor

pale pall pallor

Example sentences from the Web for pallor

British Dictionary definitions for pallor

pallor
/ (ˈpælə) /

noun

a pale condition, esp when unnatural fear gave his face a deathly pallor

Word Origin for pallor

C17: from Latin: whiteness (of the skin), from pallēre to be pale 1

Medical definitions for pallor

pallor
[ pălər ]

n.

Paleness, as of the skin.