pall[noun]Synonyms:- cloud, mantle, shadow, shroud, veil
- gloom, check, damp, damper
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[verb]become boring, become dull, become tedious, cloy, jade, sicken, tire, weary
Related Words: disgust,
weary [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. pall1 /pɔːl $ pɒːl/
verb [intransitive not in progressive] literary[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: appal]
if something palls, it becomes less interesting or enjoyable because you have experienced it before:
Gradually, the novelty of city life began to pall. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. pall2 noun [countable][
Date: 900-1000;
Language: Latin;
Origin: pallium 'covering']
1. [usually singular] a thick dark cloud of smoke, dust etc
pall of smoke/dust/ash etc A pall of thick grey smoke hung over the buildings.2. a pall of something literary an unpleasant quality that seems to be in a place or situation:
The area is enveloped in a pall of neglect.3. a cloth used to cover a
coffin (=a box containing a dead body) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲