What is another word for sallow?
346 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈalə͡ʊ], [ sˈaləʊ], [ s_ˈa_l_əʊ]
Sallow refers to a yellowish or greyish color of the skin, typically indicating poor health or illness. There are several synonyms that can be used to describe this condition, including wan, pallid, sickly, jaundiced, and pasty. Wan refers to a pale or sickly appearance, while pallid describes a lack of color or liveliness in the skin. Sickly connotes an overall sense of unwellness, while jaundiced specifically refers to a yellowish tinge caused by liver disease or other medical conditions. Pasty is similar to sallow in that it suggests a lack of color or vitality, but may also have connotations of being flattened or dull.
Synonyms for Sallow:
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• cadaverous- ashen ,
- bag of bones ,
- corpse-like ,
- death-like ,
- emaciated ,
- exsanguinous ,
- gaunt ,
- haggard ,
- sickly ,
- skeletonlike ,
- skin and bones ,
- wan .
- Aurin ,
- Cream-colored ,
- Xanthic ,
- amber ,
- buff ,
- buttery ,
- canary ,
- champagne ,
- chartreuse ,
- citron ,
- creamy ,
- crocus ,
- dandelion ,
- ecru ,
- fallow ,
- gilded ,
- gold ,
- golden ,
- goldenrod ,
- honey ,
- honey-colored ,
- jasmine ,
- jaundiced ,
- lemon ,
- maize ,
- mustard ,
- primrose ,
- saffron ,
- sandy ,
- straw ,
- sulfur ,
- sunny ,
- sunshine ,
- tawny ,
- yellow .
- fair haired ,
- fairhaired ,
- golden haired ,
- goldenhaired ,
- lightest ,
- more albino ,
- more auricomous ,
- more bleached ,
- more champagne ,
- more flaxen ,
- more golden haired ,
- more golden-haired ,
- more goldenhaired ,
- more platinum ,
- more sandy haired ,
- more sandy-haired ,
- more sandyhaired ,
- more strawberry ,
- more yellow haired ,
- more yellow-haired ,
- more yellowhaired ,
- most albino ,
- most auricomous ,
- most bleached ,
- most champagne ,
- most flaxen ,
- most golden haired ,
- most golden-haired ,
- most goldenhaired ,
- most platinum ,
- most sandy haired ,
- most sandy-haired ,
- most sandyhaired ,
- most strawberry ,
- most yellow haired ,
- most yellow-haired ,
- most yellowhaired ,
- platinum ,
- sandy haired ,
- sandyhaired ,
- strawest ,
- washedout ,
- yellow haired ,
- yellowhaired .
- FAIRER ,
- Flaxen-haired ,
- fair skinned ,
- fairskinned ,
- flaxen haired ,
- flaxenhaired ,
- more fair skinned ,
- more fair-skinned ,
- more fairskinned ,
- more flaxen haired ,
- more flaxen-haired ,
- more flaxenhaired ,
- more pale faced ,
- more pale-faced ,
- more palefaced ,
- more silvery ,
- more tow haired ,
- more tow headed ,
- more tow-haired ,
- more tow-headed ,
- more towhaired ,
- more whitish ,
- most fair skinned ,
- most fair-skinned ,
- most fairskinned ,
- most flaxen haired ,
- most flaxen-haired ,
- most flaxenhaired ,
- most pale faced ,
- most pale-faced ,
- most palefaced ,
- most silvery ,
- most tow haired ,
- most tow headed ,
- most tow-haired ,
- most tow-headed ,
- most towhaired ,
- most whitish ,
- pale faced ,
- palefaced ,
- tow haired ,
- towhaired .
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- Complected ,
- Complexioned ,
- bronzed ,
- brown ,
- color ,
- colored ,
- coloured .
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- colors .
Other synonyms:
- ashy .
- fair .
Other relevant words:
- dun .
- Exsanguineous ,
- Lutescent ,
- Ocherous ,
- Ochery ,
- Ochreous ,
- Ochry ,
- Peakish ,
- Sickliness ,
- Straw-colored ,
- Tallow-faced ,
- Waterish ,
- Whey-faced ,
- achromatic ,
- achromic ,
- ailing ,
- anaemic ,
- anemic ,
- aureate ,
- auric ,
- baleful ,
- begild ,
- beige ,
- bilious ,
- blanched ,
- bleach ,
- bled white ,
- blonde ,
- canary-yellow ,
- candor ,
- candour ,
- chloranemic ,
- cold ,
- colourless ,
- comeliness ,
- cowslip ,
- cream ,
- cypress ,
- dead ,
- deathly ,
- die ,
- dim ,
- dimmed ,
- dingy ,
- disappear ,
- discolored ,
- discolour ,
- disposal ,
- dissolve ,
- drained ,
- drawn ,
- droop ,
- drop ,
- dull ,
- dwindle ,
- equity ,
- evaporate ,
- expire ,
- exsanguine ,
- fade ,
- faded ,
- fail ,
- faint ,
- fairness ,
- fall ,
- feeble ,
- flat ,
- ghastliness ,
- ghastly ,
- ghostly ,
- gild ,
- gilt ,
- gloomy ,
- goat willow ,
- gold-colored ,
- gray ,
- greenish-yellow ,
- grey ,
- grimness ,
- hollow-eyed ,
- hueless ,
- hypochromic ,
- icterous ,
- ill ,
- indisposed ,
- infirm ,
- ivory ,
- jaundice ,
- lackluster ,
- languish ,
- leaden ,
- lemon yellow ,
- light ,
- lighten ,
- lusterless ,
- mat ,
- mealy ,
- melt ,
- milky ,
- muddy ,
- neutral ,
- ochroid ,
- osier ,
- osiers ,
- pale-faced ,
- paleness ,
- palliate ,
- pallor ,
- pass ,
- pasty ,
- pasty-faced ,
- peaky ,
- pinched ,
- primula ,
- saffron-colored ,
- sale ,
- sales ,
- sallowness ,
- sand-colored ,
- scour ,
- sick ,
- snowy ,
- toneless ,
- towheaded ,
- uncolored ,
- unhealthy ,
- unwell ,
- unwholesome ,
- vanish ,
- washed-out ,
- wasted ,
- waxen ,
- waxy ,
- weak ,
- weaken ,
- weeping willow ,
- white ,
- whiten ,
- whitish ,
- wicker ,
- willow ,
- willow tree ,
- withe ,
- xanthous ,
- yellowish .
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How to use "Sallow" in context?
Sallow is a pale, sometimes almost yellow-white skin color. It is considered a sign of poor health and can be a result of a number of factors, including genetics, exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays, and malnutrition.
Holonyms for Sallow:
n.
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plant
Genus Salix, salix.
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plant
Hyponym for Sallow:
n.
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plant
willow, willow tree.
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plant
v.
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discolor.
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