The Clue
More washed out (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PALER
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Notes
The answer PALER is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Less well-looking
Needing more sun
Not so ruddy
Containing less chroma
Having less color
Relatively light
More sallow
Fainter
More colorless
Less rubicund
Less tanned
Dimmer
More albinolike
Less colorful
More wan
More chalky
Wanner
More ghostlike
More etiolated
Not so bright
More feeble
Not as distinct
More ashen
More pallid
Less ruddy
Not so colorful
Definition
PALE as an adjective:
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
3. (pale, pallid) = lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
4. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"