sallowish

Meanings

• adjective

  Having a pale, wan, or sickly appearance.

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Variants

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sallow , sallower , sallowest , sallowish , sallowness , sallownesses

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'yellow' or 'pale', from Old English seolhwe or seolfor, related to seolh 'yellow' or selan 'to flow'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sallowish' is sometimes used interchangeably with the word 'pallid'.

2. The opposite of 'sallowish' is 'ruddy' or 'healthy'.

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Related Concepts

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1. pallor: A condition of having a pale or ashen complexion, often due to illness or emotion.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'sallowish' has been used to describe characters with a sickly or pale appearance, often associated with illness or decay. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death', the character Prosperina is described as 'a sallow, shriveled, and wrinkled hag'.

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1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person with a pale, sickly complexion to remember the meaning of 'sallowish'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sallowish' with the image of a pale, sickly person.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'Sallowish Sally has a Sickly Shade'.

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