wan
/wɑn/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Wan means: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble.
Synonyms for wan23
noun, as in a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
adjective, as in (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
adjective, as in abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
adjective, as in lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
What does wan mean?5
adjective
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble“the pale light of a half moon”
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress“the pallid face of the invalid”
lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness“a wan smile”
noun
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
verb
become pale and sickly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with wan?24
three syllables
four syllables
Wan in a sentence
- I only wan to avoid saying the wrong thing.Alkrasnov
- Not sleeping for three days straight had left her puffy-eyed and wan.casaniere
- Wan-chun’s a total drama addict — Korean, American, she watches them all.LeviHighway
- Wan is prettier than her younger sister.Vortarulo
- I love the Dim sims from Tim Ho Wan.hamsolo474
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of wan
as a noun
- plural
- wans
as a verb
- past tense
- wanned
- present participle
- wanning
- third-person singular
- wans
as a adjective
- comparative
- wanner
- superlative
- wannest