Yellow vs. Pale
Difference Between Yellow and Pale
Yellownoun
The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
Palenoun
A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
Yellownoun
A pigment or dye having this hue.
Palenoun
A fence enclosing an area.
Yellownoun
Something that has this hue.
Palenoun
The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
Yellownoun
Chiefly Southern US The yolk of an egg.
Palenoun
A region or district lying within an imposed boundary or constituting a separate jurisdiction.
Yellownoun
Western US Gold. Used formerly by prospectors.
Palenoun
Pale The medieval dominions of the English in Ireland. Used with the.
Yellownoun
yellows Any of various plant diseases characterized by yellow or yellowish discoloration of the leaves and caused by phytoplasmas that are transmitted by insects or by certain viruses.
Palenoun
(Heraldry) A wide vertical band in the center of an escutcheon.
Yellowadjective
Of the color yellow.
Paleverb
To enclose with pales; fence in.
Yellowadjective
Having a yellow-brown skin color.
Paleverb
To cause to turn pale.
Yellowadjective
(Offensive) Of or being a person of Asian origin.
Paleverb
To become pale; blanch
paled with fright.Yellowadjective
(Slang) Cowardly.
Paleverb
To decrease in relative importance.
Yellowverb
To make or become yellow
documents that had been yellowed by age.clouds that yellow in the evening light.Paleadjective
Whitish in complexion; pallid.
Yellowadjective
Having yellow as its colour.
Paleadjective
Of a low intensity of color; light.
Yellowadjective
(informal) Lacking courage.
Paleadjective
Having high lightness and low saturation.
Yellowadjective
Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
Paleadjective
Of a low intensity of light; dim or faint
"a late afternoon sun coming through the el tracks and falling in pale oblongs on the cracked, empty sidewalks" (Jimmy Breslin).Yellowadjective
Far East Asian relating to Asian people.
Paleadjective
Feeble; weak
a pale rendition of the aria.Yellowadjective
Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
Paleadjective
Light in color.
I have pale yellow wallpaper.She had pale skin because she didn't get much sunlight.Yellowadjective
High yellow.
Paleadjective
(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.Yellowadjective
Related to the Liberal Democrats.
yellow constituenciesPaleadjective
Feeble, faint.
He is but a pale shadow of his former self.Yellowadjective
(politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party of Germany.
the black-yellow coalitionPaleverb
(intransitive) To turn pale; to lose colour.
Yellownoun
The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
Paleverb
(intransitive) To become insignificant.
Yellownoun
(US) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
Paleverb
(transitive) To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
Yellownoun
(snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
Paleverb
To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
Yellownoun
(pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
Palenoun
(obsolete) Paleness; pallor.
Yellownoun
(sports) A yellow card.
Palenoun
A wooden stake; a picket.
Yellowverb
(intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.
Palenoun
(archaic) Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
Yellowverb
(transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.
Palenoun
(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
Yellownoun
the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
Palenoun
The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
Yellowverb
turn yellow;
The pages of the book began to yellowPalenoun
(heraldry) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
Yellowadjective
similar to the color of an egg yolk
Palenoun
(archaic) A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.
Yellowadjective
easily frightened
Palenoun
(historical) The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction.
Yellowadjective
changed to a yellowish color by age;
yellowed parchmentPalenoun
(historical) The territory around Calais under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries).
Yellowadjective
typical of tabloids;
sensational journalistic reportage of the scandalyellow journalismPalenoun
(historical) A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.
Yellowadjective
cowardly or treacherous;
the little yellow stain of treasontoo yellow to stand and fightPalenoun
(archaic) The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
Yellowadjective
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Palenoun
A cheese scoop.
Palenoun
A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
Palenoun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
Paleverb
turn pale, as if in fear
Paleadjective
very light colored; highly diluted with white;
pale seagreenpale blue eyesPaleadjective
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;
the pale light of a half moona pale sunthe late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the streeta pallid skythe pale (or wan) starsthe wan light of dawnPaleadjective
lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness;
a pale rendition of the ariapale prose with the faint sweetness of lavendera pallid performancePaleadjective
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;
the pallid face of the invalidher wan face suddenly flushedPaleadjective
not full or rich;
high, pale, pure and lovely song
