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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

wide area network

adjective, as in (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

pale, pallid, sick, weak

adjective, as in abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

pale, pallid, colorless, colourless

adjective, as in lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

unanimated

also used for wan

ashen, pasty, ashen-faced, ashy, blake, blanched, bleak, bloodless, chalky, dull, dun, leaden, uncolorful, bland, dim

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What does wan mean?5

adjective

1

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble“the pale light of a half moon”

2

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress“the pallid face of the invalid”

3

lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness“a wan smile”

noun

1

a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

verb

1

become pale and sickly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wan?24

three syllables

kazakhstanwhereupon

four syllables

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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