pallid

adjectives

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

"the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"

pale, pallid, wan

is derived from

pallidness

(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"

pale, pallid, sick, wan

lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

"a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

pale, pallid