Word of the Day: PALLOR

More than wan

pallor (noun) - unusual paleness or lack of color, often resulting from poor health or death [pal-er]

BREAKDOWN: PALL- (pale) + -OR (quality)

• pallid means appearing weak, pale, or wan; lacking vitality or vigor

• pallidity is the state or quality of being pallid or pale

See also: Fright Night

“The studious class are their own victims: they are thin and pale, their feet are cold, their heads are hot, the night is without sleep, the day a fear of interruption --pallor, squalor, hunger, and egotism.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson