From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pale
adj 1: very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale
seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;
"the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late
afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale
oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan)
stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: pale, pallid,
wan, sick]
3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale
rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness
of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: pale, pallid]
4: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her
wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, pallid, wan]
5: not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
n 1: a wooden strip forming part of a fence [syn: picket,
pale]
v 1: turn pale, as if in fear [syn: pale, blanch, blench]