Pallid (adjective)

Having a pale or whitish color, especially due to illness or shock.

Origin:

From latin pallidus, from pallēre "to be pale".

Examples:

1. The patient's skin was pallid and clammy.
2. The room was lit by a pallid light from the moon.
3. The leaves in the winter were pallid and withered.
4. The man's face was pallid and gaunt from his illness.
5. The actress looked pallid and exhausted after the long rehearsal.