pastiness

noun

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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 format treats skin tones differently than digital IMAX, finding more warmth while also playing up the blue-gray pallor that extends the often chilly cinematography.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pallor
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  • In slaveholding societies divided between Black and white, Jews were perceived as white and enjoyed the benefits of whiteness – including participation in the slave economy.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Those of us with some money or connections or whiteness could save these schools with our privilege.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of whiteness
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“Pastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastiness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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