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wan
1[ won ]
adjective
, wan·ner, wan·nest.
- of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color:
His wan face suddenly flushed.
Synonyms: ashen
Antonyms: ruddy
- showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness, etc.:
a wan look; a wan smile.
- lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness:
their wan attempts to organize the alumni.
Synonyms: limp, ineffectual, halfhearted, weak, feeble
- Archaic.
- dark or gloomy.
- pale in color or hue.
verb (used with or without object)
, wanned, wan·ning.
- to become or make wan.
wan
2[ wahn ]
verb
, Obsolete.
- a simple past tense of win 1.
WAN
3[ wan ]
noun
wan
1/ wɒn /
adjective
- unnaturally pale esp from sickness, grief, etc
- characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc
- (of light, stars, etc) faint or dim
verb
- to make or become wan
WAN
2abbreviation for
- wide area network
- Nigeria (international car registration)
WAN
/ wăn /
- Short for wide area network. A communications network that uses such devices as telephone lines, satellite dishes, or radio waves to span a larger geographic area than can be covered by a LAN. The Internet is a WAN.
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Derived Forms
- ˈwanness, noun
- ˈwanly, adverb
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Other Words From
- wanly adverb
- wanness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wan1
before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wan1
Old English wann dark; related to wanian to wane
Origin of wan2
From W(est) A(frica) N(igeria)
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Synonym Study
See pale 1.
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