wan (wɒn
)
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
Alternative Forms
ˈwanly adverb ˈwanness nounWord Origin
Old English wann dark; related to wanian to waneSynonyms
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pale,
white,
washed out,
pasty,
faded,
bleached,
ghastly,
sickly,
bloodless,
colourless,
pallid,
anaemic,
discoloured,
ashen,
sallow,
whitish,
cadaverous,
waxen,
like death warmed up,
wheyfaced,
WAN
Definitions
abbreviation for
- wide area network
- Nigeria (international car registration)
Word Origin
From W(est) A(frica) N(igeria)Usage examples
Presently they began to burn with a bluish flame which looked wan in the veiled daylight.
, THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: The Sangreal Trilogy One (2004)You know the fella, his iconic image appears on wan , arty-types ' t-shirts and student walls.
Megastar (2004)I break into a wan smile every time I think of his visits when he would take my brothers and I to the CNE.
Toronto Sun (2003)Kennedy greets us in the waiting room of her practice at No 10, looking rather wan.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She was holding a wan perennial she had liberated from a supermarket.
, Turning the Page: Essays, Memoirs, Fiction, Poetry and One Sermon (1993)