PALE meaning: 1. used to describe a person's face or skin if it has less colour than usual, for example when the…. Learn more. Learn the meanings and differences of pale as an adjective, noun, and verb, with examples and related words. Find out the origin and history of pale in English and other languages. Definition of pale adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. American pale ale deathly pale double India pale ale empale English pale English pale ale green and pale imperial India pale ale India pale ale interpale pale ale paleaquult pale as a ghost pale as death pale as milk paleass pale blue dot pale -browed tinamou pale chub pale clouded yellow pale face paleface pale -faced antbird pale -faced bare-eye pale -footed bush warbler pale fox pale goldfinch pale -headed rosella pale into insignificance pale juniper webworm paleleaf palely pale male ...