wanner
adjective
1.
of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
2.
showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness, etc.: a wan look; a wan smile.
3.
lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness: their wan attempts to organize the alumni.
4.
Archaic.
a.
dark or gloomy.
b.
pale in color or hue.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
5.
to become or make wan.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy
before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy
Related forms
wan·ly, adverb
wan·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. ruddy.
1. ruddy.
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wan (wɒn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , wanner, wannest | |
| 1. | unnaturally pale esp from sickness, grief, etc |
| 2. | characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc |
| 3. | (of light, stars, etc) faint or dim |
| —vb , wanner, wannest, wans, wanning, wanned | |
| 4. | to make or become wan |
| [Old English wann dark; related to wanian to | |
| 'wanly | |
| —adv | |
| 'wanness | |
| —n | |
| WAN | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | wide area network |
| 2. | Nigeria (international car registration) |
| [From W(est) A(frica) N(igeria)] | |
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Word Origin & History
wan
O.E. wann "dark, lacking luster," later "leaden, pale, gray," of uncertain origin, and not found in other Gmc. languages. The connecting notion is colorlessness. Perhaps related to wane.
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WAN  (wān) Pronunciation Key
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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WAN
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