paleness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English paleness From pale + -ness.

1. The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.

   “The cold weather intensified the paleness of the landscape.”