PALENESS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

paleness

noun

Definition of paleness

as in dimness

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Recent Examples of paleness Some of the symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia include fatigue, weakness and paleness. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026 Other symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, paleness, and a rapid heart rate. — Peter Pressman, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2025

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Noun

One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).

— Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of dimness

Noun

The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Shraya seems to find comfort within this grayness, and in the autonomy that comes from shifting the question from who is good and who is bad to who is good for me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of grayness

Noun

Colors are accurate and saturated, doing justice to the bright vibrance of Frieren on Crunchyroll on my iPad Air and the dark gloominess of Ball x Pit on my Switch 2 via an adapter.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
His gloominess seemed to make no sense.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025

Definition of gloominess

Noun

In fact, haziness was once considered a flaw, and there was a lot of criticism from traditionalists who viewed it as evidence of poor brewing practices.

— Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
The incident quickly became part of Hemingway’s mythos, despite—and perhaps in part because of—the haziness of some of the details.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of haziness

Noun

Upping the ante with a red light therapy device can also help reverse summer sun damage, support circulation to ward off seasonal dullness, and a little session under the glowing light can even boost your mood on shorter, gloomier days.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026
Strollers have also long been associated with a certain, well, dullness.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

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