Word Frequency
wan (wɒn
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Definitions
adjective
Word forms: wanner, wannest
- unnaturally pale esp from sickness, grief, etc
- characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc
- (of light, stars, etc) faint or dim
verb
Word forms: wans, wanning, wanned
- to make or become wan
Derived Forms
ˈwanly adverbˈwanness noun
Word Origin
Old English wann dark; related to wanian to waneSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'wan'
- British English: wan If you describe someone as wan, you mean that they look pale and tired. ADJECTIVEHe looked wan and tired.
- Brazilian Portuguese: pálido
- Chinese: 苍白的苍蒼白的
- European Spanish: pálido pálida
- French: pâle
- German: matt
- Italian: pallido pallida
- Japanese: 弱弱しい
- Korean: 창백한
- Portuguese: pálido pálida
- Spanish: pálido pálida
Example Sentences Including 'wan'
A wan , desperate smile --- the precursor to establishing a rapport with her guards --- was a wasted effort.TREASON KEEP (2001)
He lay motionless, the hat shadowing his face from the wan early light.SHARPE'S PREY (2002)
It makes sense to wan... jason Statues just plain SUCK in general!canada.com (2004)
Soon Rivers took a deep breath, sighed and then smiled as wan resignation replaced the anger on his face.The Ancient and Solitary Reign
There was a black look in the sky, and the sun was wan.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
There's no great bitterness or anger in Alan Cox's wan , downbeat, glumly exhibitionist Thomas.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
This was the woman we knew through brutal defeats; her wasted and wan body had been for us an offering.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
You know the fella, his iconic image appears on wan , arty-types ' t-shirts and student walls.Megastar (2004)
You would think they would wan... Keith Lobo Why is this a sound-off?canada.com (2005)
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