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Paleness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Wanness; defect of color; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness of look.

2. The blood the virgin's cheek forsook,

3. A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look.

4. Want of color or luster; as the paleness of a flower.

Paleness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness.