Antonyms for sallow
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sal-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæl oʊ |
Definition of sallow
Origin :- Old English salo "dusky, dark" (related to sol "dark, dirty"), from Proto-Germanic *salwa- (cf. Middle Dutch salu "discolored, dirty," Old High German salo "dirty gray," Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow"), from PIE root *sal- "dirty, gray" (cf. Old Church Slavonic slavojocije "grayish-blue color," Russian solovoj "cream-colored"). Related: Sallowness.
- adj pale, unhealthy
- They were hard-featured men, sallow of complexion, rigid in their looks.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Her face was sallow and dry, and the luster had gone from her black hair.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The perspiration stood in beads on the boy's sallow forehead; but he said nothing.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- His cheek was sallow, his nose aquiline, his mouth compressed.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- Under his ruddy tan his skin was no longer fresh, but dull and sallow.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- "The tribunal will inform you," replied the familiar—a tall, sallow, elderly man.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- He paused, his sallow face flushed with the enthusiasm of his idea.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Then a flush crept into his sallow cheeks and mounted to his brow.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
- His face was sallow, and the short brown beard was flecked with grey.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- There was nothing in that sallow but handsome face that revealed a clew to anything.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for sallow
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