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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wane /weɪn/USA pronunciation v., waned, wan•ing, n. v. [no object] - to decrease, as in strength or intensity:His influence had waned in the company.
- Astronomy(of the moon) to decrease in brightness and roundness after the full moon, in regular periods.Compare wax2 (def. 2).
n. [countable] - an act or period of waning.
Idioms- Idioms on the wane, decreasing;
losing power; diminishing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wane (wān),USA pronunciation v., waned, wan•ing, n. v.i. - to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.:Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.:Colonialism began to wane after World War II.
- to draw to a close;
approach an end:Summer is waning. - Astronomy(of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Cf. wax 2 (def. 2).
n. - a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc.
- Astronomythe waning of the moon.
- a period of waning.
- a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log.
- on the wane, decreasing;
diminishing:The popularity of that song is on the wane.
- bef. 900; Middle English wanen (verb, verbal), Old English wanian to lessen; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanen, Old Norse vana to cause to wane, destroy
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diminish, fail, sink.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diminution; failure, decay.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wane /weɪn/ vb (intransitive)- (of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon
Compare wax2 - to decrease gradually in size, strength, power, etc
- to draw to a close
n - a decrease, as in size, strength, power, etc
- the period during which the moon wanes
- the act or an instance of drawing to a close
- a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was
- on the wane ⇒ in a state of decline
Etymology: Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vanaˈwaney, ˈwany adj |