Pale; wan; faded.Withered; faded, as a plant.Insipid; tasteless; uninteresting.To become pale or wan; lose freshness, color, brightness, or distinctness; tend from a stronger or brighter color to a more faint shade of the same color, or from visibleness to invisibility; become weak in hue or tint or in outline; have the distinctive or characteristic features disappear gradually; grow dim or indistinct to the sight.To wither, as a plant; in general, to gradually lose strength, health, or vigor; decay; perish or disappear gradually.Synonyms To droop, languish.To cause to lose brightness or freshness of color; cause to lose distinctness to the sight.To cause to wither; wear away; deprive of freshness or vigor.Strong; bold; doughty.