Wanned \Wanned\, a.
Made wan, or pale.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wanned
See wan
WordNet (r) 2.0
wan
adj 1: (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"
[syn: pale, pallid]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her
wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, pallid]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or
unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local
area network [syn: wide area network]
v : become pale and sickly
[also: wanning, wanned, wannest, wanner]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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