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2 : a leading champion of a cause

pa·laes·tra noun, plural -trae : a school in ancient Greece or Rome for sports (as wrestling)

pa·lan·quin noun : an enclosed couch for one person borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles

pal·at·able adjective 1 : agreeable to the taste

2 : agreeable or acceptable to the mind

Synonyms

[1, 2] agreeable, all right, alright, fine, good, OK, satisfactory—more at SATISFACTORY

[2] agreeable, congenial, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying

pal·a·tal adjective 1 : of or relating to the palate

2 : pronounced with some part of the tongue near or touching the hard palate

pal·a·tal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to pronounce as or change into a palatal sound

— pal·a·tal·i·za·tion noun

pal·ate noun 1 : the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity

2 : TASTE

pa·la·tial adjective 1 : of, relating to, or being a palace

2 : suitable to a palace

Synonyms

deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, plush, sumptuous—more at LUXURIOUS

pa·lat·i·nate noun : the territory of a palatine

1palatine adjective 1 : possessing royal privileges; also : of or relating to a palatine or a palatinate

2 : of or relating to a palace : PALATIAL

2palatine noun 1 : a feudal lord having sovereign power within his domains

2 : a high officer of an imperial palace

1palaver noun [ORIGIN: Pg palavra word, speech, fr. LL parabola parable, speech]

1 : a long parley

2 : idle talk

— palaver verb

Synonyms

chat, chatter, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, rap, talk—more at CHAT

2palaver verb : to talk profusely or idly

1pale noun 1 : a stake or picket of a fence

2 : an enclosed place; also : a district or territory within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction

3 : LIMITS, BOUNDS

2pale verb paled; pal·ing : to enclose with or as if with pales : FENCE

3pale adjective pal·er; pal·est 1 : deficient in color or intensity : WAN

2 : lacking in brightness : DIM

3 : not dark or intense in hue

— pale·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] ashen, cadaverous, livid, lurid, pasty, peaked; also sallow, sick, sickly, waxen, waxy; white, whitened; deathlike; anemic, bloodless; untanned

Antonyms

florid, flush, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

[3] dull, light, pastel, washed-out; also flat, lackluster, lusterless, mat, dim, faint, dirty, muddy; achromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained; blanched, bleached, washed, white, whitened; gray, indistinct, neutral

Antonyms

dark, deep, gay, rich

4pale verb paled; pal·ing : to make or become pale

Synonyms

blanch, bleach, blench, dull, fade, wash out, whiten; also mat; cloud, dim; discolor, tarnish

Antonyms

darken, deepen

pale ale noun : a medium-colored very dry ale

pale·face noun : a white person

Pa·leo·cene adjective : of, relating to, or being the earliest epoch of the Tertiary

— Paleocene noun

pa·leo·con·ser·va·tive noun : a conservative espousing traditional principles and policies

pa·le·og·ra·phy noun [ORIGIN: NL palaeographia, fr. Gk palaios ancient + graphein to write]

: the study of ancient writings and inscriptions

— pa·le·og·ra·pher noun

Pa·leo·lith·ic adjective : of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age characterized by rough or chipped stone implements

pa·le·on·tol·o·gy noun : a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains

— pa·le·on·tol·o·gist noun

Pa·leo·zo·ic adjective : of, relating to, or being the era of geologic history extending from about 570 million years ago to about 245 million years ago

— Paleozoic noun

pal·ette noun : a thin often oval board that a painter holds and mixes colors on; also : the colors on a palette

pal·frey noun, plural palfreys archaic

: a saddle horse that is not a warhorse; especially : one suitable for a woman

pa·limp·sest noun [ORIGIN: L palimpsestus, fr. Gk palimps