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pallor

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Pallor refers to an unhealthy pale appearance, often associated with fear or illness.

Detailed Definition
The term 'pallor' describes a lack of color in the skin, which can indicate various emotional or physical states, such as fear or sickness. In literature, it often evokes a sense of vulnerability or distress, as seen in the line where it describes a 'blotch of pallor' stirring beneath the darkness, suggesting a deeper emotional turmoil.
Example
Example in poetry:
"A blotch of pallor stirs" ghostly; enhanced: "A blotch of pallor stirs beneath the high / Square picture-dusk"; Hardy: "Pallor of death"; contemporary: "Pallor under neon lights"; educational: "Pallor paleness in Victorian gothic."
Additional Notes
The word 'pallor' captures the imagery of fear and emotional distress in the quoted evidence.; Found in the poem, In the Dark by D. H. Lawrence
Also Known As
paleness deathly pallor ghostly hue ashen complexion pallour
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