🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

연한 색

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeonhan saek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pale Colour/peɪl ˈkʌlər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 방을 위해 연한 색을 선택했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shade that is light in tone, often associated with softness or delicacy.

    "The artist chose a pale colour for the background to enhance the vibrancy of the foreground."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe a color that has low saturation or brightness.

    "She prefers wearing pale colours during the summer to keep cool."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pale' originates from the Latin word 'pallidus', meaning 'pale or wan', which evolved through Old French 'pale' before entering Middle English. 'Colour' comes from the Latin 'color', which passed through Old French 'colur' into Middle English, reflecting the historical evolution of color terminology in English.

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