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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Paleness

· Pale·ness · IPA
01 n. The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.
  1. 1.
    The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.
    “The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look.” Pope.