Definitions for wan

Definitions for (noun) wan

Main entry: wide area network, WAN

Definition: a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network


Definitions for (verb) wan

Main entry: wan

Definition: become pale and sickly


Definitions for (adj) wan

Main entry: wan

Definition: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

Usage: a wan smile


Main entry: pale, pallid, wan

Definition: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

Usage: the pallid face of the invalid; her wan face suddenly flushed


Main entry: pale, pallid, wan, sick

Definition: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

Usage: 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


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