English

Detailed Synonyms for wanness in English

wanness:

wanness [the ~] noun

  1. the wanness
    the dullness; the blandness; the paleness; the wanness; the sallowness
  2. the wanness
    – unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) 1
    the paleness; the wanness; the lividity; the lividness; the pallor; the luridness; the achromasia; the pallidness
    – unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) 1

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  1. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)1

wan:

wan adj

  1. wan
    weak; feeble; frail; pale; sick; faint; wan
  2. wan
    – lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness 1
    wan
    – lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness 1
    • wan adj
      • a wan smile1
  3. wan
    – abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress 1
    pale; wan; pallid
    – abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress 1
    • pale adj
    • wan adj
      • her wan face suddenly flushed1
    • pallid adj
      • the pallid face of the invalid1
  4. wan
    – (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble 1
    pale; sick; wan; pallid
    – (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble 1
    • pale adj
      • the pale light of a half moon1
      • a pale sun1
      • the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street1
      • the pale (or wan) stars1
    • sick adj
    • wan adj
      • the pale (or wan) stars1
      • the wan light of dawn1
    • pallid adj
      • a pallid sky1

wan verb

  1. wan
    – become pale and sickly 1
    wan
    – become pale and sickly 1

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Related Definitions for "wan":

  1. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness1
    • a wan smile1
  2. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress1
    • her wan face suddenly flushed1
  3. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble1
    • the pale (or wan) stars1
    • the wan light of dawn1
  4. become pale and sickly1