Pale
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: light in color.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To become pale. To become insignificant.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A wooden stake. A fence, especially one made from wooden stakes. limits, bounds (especially with ) The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale. A vertical band down the middle of a shield. A territory or defensive area that one nation holds in another country, e.g., Britain's medieval control of Calais in France or Dublin in Ireland. The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
Example sentence: Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
Light
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To start (a fire).To illuminate.To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighterTo find by chance.To alight.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Carrying little.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible.A source of illumination.Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.Facts. pieces of information; ideas, concepts.A notable person within a specific field or discipline.A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.A flame or something used to create fire.A window, or space for a window in architectureThe series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clueA cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: having lightpale in colourserved with extra milk or creamOf low weight; not heavy.Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.Gentle; having little force or momentum.Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.Unchaste, wanton.
Example sentence: Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.