wan

[ won ]

/ wɒn /

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adjective, wan·ner, wan·nest.

of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.

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.

Archaic.

dark or gloomy.
pale in color or hue.

verb (used with or without object), wanned, wan·ning.

to become or make wan.

Origin of wan

before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy

SYNONYMS FOR wan

1 ashen.

3 feeble, weak, halfhearted, ineffectual, limp.

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ANTONYMS FOR wan

1 ruddy.

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synonym study for wan

1. See pale¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM wan

wanly, adverbwanness, noun

Words nearby wan

wampish, wampum, wampumpeag, wampus, wamus, wan, WAN2TLK, Wanamaker, Wanaque, wanchancy, Wanchüan

Definition for wan (2 of 3)

wan²

[ wahn ]

/ wɑn /

verb Obsolete.

a simple past tense of win¹.

Definition for wan (3 of 3)

WAN

[ wan ]

/ wæn /

noun

wide-area network.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wan

“Expat bankers are definitely into the drugs/hooker scene, and Wan Chai is the very epicenter,” he told The Daily Beast.
Hong Kong’s High-Flying British Psycho Killer Suspect|Nico Hines, Tom Sykes|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Laughing at one's own participants is a fine strategy for a show like "I Wanna Marry Harry."
The Real Housewives of Miss America|Kate Shindle|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I wanna go inside every corner / Girl, you really turn me on / I wanna go knock, knock our bodies to the beat”?
Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town's Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley?|Melissa Leon|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you wanna help, tell the CIA to stop trying to kill me.
U.S. Prisons Becoming De Facto Home of the Mentally Ill|Abby Haglage|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My publicist called me up and was like, ‘Would you wanna to do this?’
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars|Scott Bixby|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a very dirty lady in his little room, and two wan girls, his daughters, with shock heads of hair.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens
Dey know dey get whupped jes like a mule iffen dey act like dey don' wanna wurk.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
The smallest member, a wan, blue-lipped baby in arms, had a look on its face of a wise old man.
Dorothy Dale in the City|Margaret Penrose
She turned her eyes upon him with a wan smile, but did not answer at once.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens
Well, wan day she forgot to pare her nails an' so they had nothin' to sell.
Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience|Grenville Kleiser

British Dictionary definitions for wan (1 of 2)

wan

/ (wɒn) /

adjective wanner or wannest

unnaturally pale esp from sickness, grief, etc

characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc

(of light, stars, etc) faint or dim

verb wans, wanning or wanned

to make or become wan

Derived forms of wan

wanly, adverbwanness, noun

Word Origin for wan

Old English wann dark; related to wanian to wane

British Dictionary definitions for wan (2 of 2)

WAN

abbreviation for

wide area network

Nigeria (international car registration)

Word Origin for WAN

From W(est) A(frica) N(igeria)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for wan

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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释义	wan ¹ [ won ] / wɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wan ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, wan·ner, wan·nest. of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed. 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. Archaic. dark or gloomy. pale in color or hue. verb (used with or without object), wanned, wan·ning. to become or make wan. Origin of wan ¹ before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy SYNONYMS FOR wan 1 ashen. 3 feeble, weak, halfhearted, ineffectual, limp. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wan ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR wan 1 ruddy. SEE ANTONYMS FOR wan ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for wan 1. See pale¹. OTHER WORDS FROM wan wanly, adverbwanness, noun Words nearby wan wampish, wampum, wampumpeag, wampus, wamus, wan, WAN2TLK, Wanamaker, Wanaque, wanchancy, Wanchüan Definition for wan (2 of 3) wan² [ wahn ] / wɑn / verb Obsolete. a simple past tense of win¹. Definition for wan (3 of 3) WAN [ wan ] / wæn / noun wide-area network. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wan “Expat bankers are definitely into the drugs/hooker scene, and Wan Chai is the very epicenter,” he told The Daily Beast. Hong Kong’s High-Flying British Psycho Killer Suspect\|Nico Hines, Tom Sykes\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Laughing at one's own participants is a fine strategy for a show like "I Wanna Marry Harry." The Real Housewives of Miss America\|Kate Shindle\|September 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “I wanna go inside every corner / Girl, you really turn me on / I wanna go knock, knock our bodies to the beat”? Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town's Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley?\|Melissa Leon\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If you wanna help, tell the CIA to stop trying to kill me. U.S. Prisons Becoming De Facto Home of the Mentally Ill\|Abby Haglage\|April 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST My publicist called me up and was like, ‘Would you wanna to do this?’ And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars\|Scott Bixby\|March 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There was a very dirty lady in his little room, and two wan girls, his daughters, with shock heads of hair. The Personal History of David Copperfield \|Charles Dickens Dey know dey get whupped jes like a mule iffen dey act like dey don' wanna wurk. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2\|Work Projects Administration The smallest member, a wan, blue-lipped baby in arms, had a look on its face of a wise old man. Dorothy Dale in the City\|Margaret Penrose She turned her eyes upon him with a wan smile, but did not answer at once. The Gold Brick\|Ann S. Stephens Well, wan day she forgot to pare her nails an' so they had nothin' to sell. Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience\|Grenville Kleiser British Dictionary definitions for wan (1 of 2) wan / (wɒn) / adjective wanner or wannest unnaturally pale esp from sickness, grief, etc characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc (of light, stars, etc) faint or dim verb wans, wanning or wanned to make or become wan Derived forms of wan wanly, adverbwanness, noun Word Origin for wan Old English wann dark; related to wanian to wane British Dictionary definitions for wan (2 of 2) WAN abbreviation for wide area network Nigeria (international car registration) Word Origin for WAN From W(est) A(frica) N(igeria) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wan pasty, dim, blanched, faint, worn, peaked, white, pale, haggard, discolored, bleached, anemic, ashen, bloodless, cadaverous, feeble, ghastly, ineffective, ineffectual, livid Scientific definitions for wan 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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