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wan  (wn)
adj. wan·ner, wan·nest
1. Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
2. Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy: a wan expression.
intr.v. wanned, wan·ning, wans
To become pale.

[Middle English, pale, gloomy, from Old English wann, gloomy, dark.]

wanly adv.
wanness n.

wan [rhymes with swan]
Adjective
[wanner, wannest] very pale, as a result of illness or unhappiness [Old English wann dark]
wanly adv

WAN  (wn)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wanWAN - a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
computer network - (computer science) a network of computers
Verb1.wanwan - become pale and sickly              
sicken, come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
Adj.1.wan - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
2.wan - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
3.wanwan - lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
unanimated - not animated or enlivened; dull

wan
adjective 1. pale, white, washed out, pasty, faded, bleached, ghastly, sickly, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, discoloured, ashen, sallow, whitish, cadaverous, waxen, like death warmed up (informal) wheyfaced << OPPOSITE glowing
adjective 2. dim, weak, pale, faint, feeble
Translations

wan [wɔn] adjpálido
wan [wɔn] adjpâle; triste
wan [wɔn] adjbleich; [smile] → matt
wan [wɔn] adjpallido/a, smorto/a; triste

wan
adj wan [won]
pale and sickly-looking She still looks wan after her illness. vaal, sieklik شاحِب، باهِت блед bledý blegnæbbet blaß χλομός pálido, macilento; débil kahvatu خسته kalvakka pâle תָּשוּש पीला slab, bljedunjav hal(o)vány pucat fölur, gugginn pallido 青ざめた (병 등으로) 파리한, 안색이 나쁜 nusibaigęs, pablyškęs bāls; slimīga izskata- pucat dan lesu bleek gusten, blek mizerny abatido palid бледный bledý bled bled glåmig ซึ่งซีดเผือดเนื่องจากความเจ็บป่วย solgun, benzi atmış 蒼白的 блідий; хворобливий زرد xanh xao
adv ˈwanly
vaal بِشُحوب، بِصورةٍ باهِتَه бледо bledě blegnæbbet blaß χλομά pálidamente, macilentamente; débilmente kahvatult بطور خسته kalvakasti faiblement בְּתשִישוּת निस्तेज blijedo, izmučeno sápadtan, halványan dengan pucat veiklulega debolmente 青ざめて 파리한 모습으로 blyškiai, silpnai bāli; slimīgi dengan pucat bleek trist, svakt mizernie languidamente slab, fără putere бледно bledo medlo bledo glåmigt อย่างซีดเผือด solgun bir şekilde 蒼白地 хворобливо بے رونقی سے một cách nhợt nhạt
n ˈwanness
vaalheid شُحوب бледост bledost blegnæbbethed die Blässe χλομάδα, θλίψη palidez; debilidad kahvatus خستگي kalvakkuus pâleur תְשִישוּת पीलापन bljedilo, izmučenost sápadtság, hal(o)ványság keadaan pucat fölvi pallore 青ざめていること 파리한 안색 blyškumas bālums; slimīgs izskats kepucatan bleekheid gustenhet, blekhet bladość abatimento paloare, paliditate бледнеть bledosť bledica bledilo glåmighet ความซีด; ความอ่อนแอ solgunluk 蒼白 хворобливість کمزوری sự nhợt nhạt


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