Antonyms of adj pallid

3 senses of pallid

Sense 1
pale, pallid, wan -- (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed")

INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful -- (having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves")

Sense 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")

INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong -- (having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man")

Sense 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")

INDIRECT (VIA colorless, colourless) -> colorful, colourful -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language")
INDIRECT (VIA colorless, colourless) -> colorful, colourful -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language")

Similarity of adj pallid

3 senses of pallid

Sense 1
pale, pallid, wan -- (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed")
       => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless -- (weak in color; not colorful)

Sense 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")
       => weak (vs. strong) -- (wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar")

Sense 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")
       => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless (vs. colourful) -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade")

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