wan
adjective
1. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- the pale (or wan) stars
- the wan light of dawn
Similar word(s): weak, pale, pallid, sick
2. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
- her wan face suddenly flushed
Similar word(s): colorless, colourless, pale, pallid
3. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
- a wan smile
Similar word(s): unanimated
Sentences with wan as an adjective:
- A wan expression
noun
1. a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
Definition categories: man–made