ˈiːti.əleɪt ˈlɪvɪd waɪt anemic looking from illness or emotion a face turned ashen the invalid's blanched cheeks tried to speak with bloodless lips a face livid with shock lips … livid with the hue of death lips white with terror a face white with rage (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light etiolated celery