Definition of wan

"wan" in the noun sense

1. wide area network, WAN

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

"wan" in the verb sense

1. wan

become pale and sickly

"wan" in the adjective sense

1. pale, pallid, wan, sick

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"

2. pale, pallid, wan

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

"the pallid face of the invalid"

"her wan face suddenly flushed"

3. wan

lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

"a wan smile"

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Quotations for wan

And let us mind, faint heart never wan
A lady fair. [ Burns ]

Pale, Pallid, or Wan? All these terms denote an absence of color, but vary in degree, pallid rising upon pale, and wan upon pallid. Paleness in the countenance may be temporary, but pallidness and wanness are caused by sickness, hunger, or fatigue, and are of longer duration. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

wan in Scrabble®

The word wan is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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wan in Words With Friends™

The word wan is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words within the letters of wan

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Word Growth involving wan

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Longer words containing wan

allowance allowances disallowances

allowance allowances reallowances

allowance disallowance disallowances

allowance reallowance reallowances

dewan dewans

disavowance

kwanza kwanzas

schwannoma schwannomas

swan swang

swan swank swanked

swan swank swanker

swan swank swankest

swan swank swankier

swan swank swankiest

swan swank swankily

swan swank swankiness

swan swank swanking

swan swank swanks

swan swank swanky

swan swans swansong

twang twanged

twang twanger twangers

twang twangier

twang twangiest

twang twanginess

twang twanging twangingly

twang twanging twangings

twang twangle twangled

twang twangle twangler twanglers

twang twangle twangles

twang twangling twanglingly

twang twangling twanglings

twang twangs

twang twangy

wand wander forwander forwandered

wand wander forwander forwanderer forwanderers

wand wander forwander forwandering

wand wander forwander forwanders

wand wander wandered forwandered

wand wander wanderer forwanderer forwanderers

wand wander wanderer wanderers forwanderers

wand wander wandering forwandering

wand wander wandering wanderingly

wand wander wandering wanderings

wand wander wanderlust

wand wander wanders forwanders

wand wands yardwands

wand yardwand yardwands

wane waned

wane wanes

wangle twangle twangled

wangle twangle twangler twanglers

wangle twangle twangles

wangle wangled twangled

wangle wangler twangler twanglers

wangle wangler wanglers twanglers

wangle wangles twangles

wangling twangling twanglingly

wangling twangling twanglings

waning

wanna wannabe wannabee wannabees

wanna wannabe wannabes

want wanted unwanted unwantedly

want wanter wanters

want wanting unwanting

want wanton wantoned

want wanton wantoner

want wanton wantonest

want wanton wantoning

want wanton wantonise wantonised

want wanton wantonise wantonises

want wanton wantonising

want wanton wantonize wantonized

want wanton wantonize wantonizes

want wanton wantonizing

want wanton wantonlike

want wanton wantonly

want wanton wantonness

want wanton wantons

want wants

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