blafard

French

Etymology

From Middle High German bleichvar (pale-coloured), from bleich (pale) + var (colour) (compare German Farbe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bla.faʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Adjective

blafard (feminine blafarde, masculine plural blafards, feminine plural blafardes)

  1. pale, wan, pallid
    • 1947, Boris Vian, L'écume des jours, Kindle edition:
      À travers les vitres, de chaque côté, on distinguait un soleil terne, blafard, semé de grandes taches noires, un peu plus lumineux en son centre.
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