adjective
- pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance.
adjective
- lacking colour or brightness; wana pallid complexion
- lacking vigour; vapida pallid performance
adj.“lacking color,” 1580s, from Latin pallidus “pale, colorless,” from root of pallere “be pale” (see pallor).