adjective
pale
B1
Blass means 'pale' (colour, complexion). It's a gradable adjective: comparative blasser, superlative am blassesten. Can be used attributively or predicatively. Antonym 'farbig' (coloured). Not a participle; regular adjective inflection applies. Often describes skin, colors, or weak light conditions and emotional paleness.
Examples
Obwohl die Patientin blass gewesen war, beruhigte der Arzt die Angehörigen, weil alles kontrolliert worden war.
Although the patient had been pale, the doctor reassured the relatives because everything had been checked.
Sie wurde blass, als sie die schlechte Nachricht hörte.
She went pale when she heard the bad news.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a face turning the color of thin, white porcelain when frightened.
Sounds like 'glass' without the 'g' — imagine a pale, glassy face.
Notes
Commonly used about skin tone or color (e.g., someone becoming pale from shock or illness).