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pastiness

noun

Definition of pastinessnext
as in paleness

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  1. paleness
  2. pallor
  3. whiteness
Noun
  • 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
Definition of paleness
Noun
  • The generous make-up, applied to counter the punishing lights set up by TV crews in St Paul’s, gave her a stately pallor.
    — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • If everything is already imbued with the pallor of the dead from the start, then nothing is scary or unexpected.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pallor
Noun
  • The Good Housekeeping Institute has tested 34 laundry sheets using standardized stains, machine washes, whiteness measurements and dissolution tests.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There are a handful of culprits that Stein usually sees that tend to dull the whiteness of your tiles.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of whiteness
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“Pastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastiness. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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