wan

(wŏn)
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 wan'ly adv.
wanness wan'ness n.

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adjective

1. Pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness: careworn, drawn, gaunt, haggard, hollow-eyed, worn. See tired/fresh.
2. Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, waxen. See colors/colorless.

verb

To lose normal coloration; turn pale: blanch, bleach, etiolate, pale. See colors/colorless.

adj

Definition: colorless, weak
Antonyms: colorful, flushed, strong

IN BRIEF: Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness.

One might appear wan after suffering a bout of the flu.

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For a list of words related to wan, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gusten, bleg, mat, svag
v. intr. - blegne, blive bleg, blive gusten

abbr. - WAN; computernetværkstype

Nederlands (Dutch)
bleek, flauw, zwak, wrang (lachje)

Français (French)
adj. - blême
v. intr. - (fig) assombrir, rendre blême

abbr. - (abrév = wide area network) (Comput) réseau étendu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bleich, fahl
v. - bleich machen od. werden

abbr. - (EDV) Breitarealnetz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ωχρός, χλωμός, πελιδνός, άτονος, εξασθενημένος
v. - χλομιάζω
abbr. - (Η/Υ) δίκτυο ευρείας περιοχής

Italiano (Italian)
smorto, pallido, esangue, smunto, debole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pálido
v. - empalidecer
abbr. - rede de grande porte (Comp.)

Русский (Russian)
бледность, бледный, болезненный, тусклый, бледнеть, становиться болезненным, делать(ся) тусклым, исчезать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pálido, macilento, débil
v. intr. - empalidecer, languidecer, demacrarse

abbr. - WAN (red de área extensa)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blek, glåmig
v. - bleka
abbr. - wide area network

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
广域网

苍白的, 病态的, 无血色的, 变苍白, 呈病态

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - wide area network 之縮寫, 廣域網

adj. - 蒼白的, 病態的, 無血色的
v. intr. - 變蒼白, 呈病態

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 창백한, 병약한, 희미한
v. intr. - 우울하게 하다, 창백하게 하다

abbr. - (컴퓨터) wide area network (광지역 통신망)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 青ざめた, 病弱な
v. - 蒼白になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شاحب, ضعيف, سقيم, غير فعال (فعل) يشحب, يضعف, يجعله يبدو شاحبا (اختصار) شبكه اتصالات واسعه للكومبيوتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיוור, חלוש, עייף, (מים, לילה) שחור, חשוך‬
v. intr. - ‮החוויר‬
abbr. - ‮רשת מחשב המתפרשת על פני שטח גדול יחסית‬

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