The difference between Pale and White

When used as nouns, pale means paleness, whereas white means the color/colour of snow or milk.

When used as verbs, pale means to turn pale, whereas white means to make white.

When used as adjectives, pale means light in color, whereas white means bright and colourless.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pale and White

  1. Pale as an adjective:

    Light in color.

    Examples:

    "I have pale yellow wallpaper."

    "She had pale skin because she didn't get much sunlight."

  2. Pale as an adjective (of human skin):

    Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

    Examples:

    "His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death."

  3. Pale as an adjective:

    Feeble, faint.

    Examples:

    "He is but a pale shadow of his former self."

  1. Pale as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn pale; to lose colour.

  2. Pale as a verb (intransitive):

    To become insignificant.

  3. Pale as a verb (transitive):

    To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

  1. Pale as a noun (obsolete):

    Paleness; pallor.

  1. Pale as a noun:

    A wooden stake; a picket.

  2. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

  3. Pale as a noun (by extension):

    Limits, bounds (especially before ).

  4. Pale as a noun:

    The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

  5. Pale as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

  6. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction. The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction. The territory around under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries). A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.

  7. Pale as a noun (archaic):

    The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

  8. Pale as a noun:

    A cheese scoop.

  9. Pale as a noun:

    A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spencer"

  1. Pale as a verb:

    To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

  1. White as an adjective:

    Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    Examples:

    "Write in black ink on white paper."

  2. White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):

    Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):

    Designated for use by Caucasians.

    Examples:

    "'white drinking fountain;  white hospital"

  4. White as an adjective:

    Relatively light or pale in colour.

    Examples:

    "'white wine;  white grapes"

  5. White as an adjective:

    Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

  6. White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):

    Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

  7. White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):

    Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

  8. White as an adjective (board games, chess):

    The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.

    Examples:

    "The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass."

  9. White as an adjective:

    Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

  10. White as an adjective:

    Honourable, fair; decent.

  11. White as an adjective:

    Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

  12. White as an adjective (archaic):

    Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

  13. White as an adjective (obsolete):

    Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

  14. White as an adjective (politics):

    Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

  15. White as an adjective (of tea):

    Made from immature leaves and shoots.

  16. White as an adjective (typography):

    Not containing characters; see white space.

  17. White as an adjective (typography):

    Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare .

    Examples:

    "Compare two Unicode symbols: mu ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; mu ☛ = BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX"

  18. White as an adjective:

    Characterised by the presence of snow.

    Examples:

    "a white Christmas or white Easter"

  1. White as a noun:

    The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

  2. White as a noun:

    A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

  3. White as a noun:

    The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

  4. White as a noun (anatomy):

    The sclera, white of the eye.

  5. White as a noun:

    Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

  6. White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):

    The cue ball in cue games.

  7. White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    White wine.

  8. White as a noun (slang, US):

    Cocaine

  9. White as a noun (archery):

    The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

  10. White as a noun:

    The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

  11. White as a noun:

    A white pigment.

    Examples:

    "Venice white"

  12. White as a noun (countable):

    Anything that is of the color white.

  13. White as a noun:

    The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

  1. White as a verb (transitive):

    To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

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