pallid

[pal-id] /ˈpæl ɪd/
adjective
1.
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan:
a pallid countenance.
2.
lacking in vitality or interest:
a pallid musical performance.
Origin
1580-90; < Latin pallidus sallow, equivalent to pall(ēre) to be pale + -idus -id4
Related forms
pallidly, adverb
pallidness, noun
Synonyms
1. See pale1 .
Examples from the web for pallid
  • The plot is wafer-thin and the acting is pallid.
  • The ending is a bit pallid, and Stanley talks too much, but he's an appealing character nonetheless.
  • These are not pallid remakes but vintage programs recorded from original broadcasts.
  • It's only so-so, a pallid artifact.
  • Still others have told me that my pallid skin and luminous large eyes give me the look of a cat.
  • What we get is a pallid mix of poetic and prose techniques.
  • Alongside this, all other pianists who have played the work sound pallid.
  • Why hastens not thy dream unto thy lips now pallid.
  • But one domestic brew rose far above the pallid norm.
  • The sky was pallid, the river was white.
British Dictionary definitions for pallid

pallid

/ˈpælɪd/
adjective
1.
lacking colour or brightness; wan: a pallid complexion
2.
lacking vigour; vapid: a pallid performance
Derived Forms
pallidly, adverb
pallidness, pallidity, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin pallidus, from pallēre to be pale1
Word Origin and History for pallid
adj.

"lacking color," 1580s, from Latin pallidus "pale, colorless," from root of pallere "be pale" (see pallor).