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Meaning of 'wan' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wan
- of Win
2 . Wan [ a.]
- Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid.
3 . Wan [ imp.]
- Won.
4 . Wan [ n.]
- The quality of being wan; wanness.
5 . Wan [ v. i.]
- To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks.

Meaning of 'wan' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wan [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
Example in sentence:
  • a pale sun;
  • a pallid sky;
  • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street;
  • the pale (or wan) stars;
  • the pale light of a half moon;
  • the wan light of dawn
Meaning (2):
- lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
Example in sentence:
  • a wan smile
Meaning (3):
- abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
Example in sentence:
  • her wan face suddenly flushed;
  • the pallid face of the invalid

Nearby Words:

wand wander wandered wanderer wandering wanderingly wanderment wanderoo wandy wane

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