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wan

Letters that make wan

a, n, w are letters that make 'wan'

Words within wan

AN, WA are words within 'wan'

Anagrams of wan

awn, naw are anagrams of 'wan'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of wan

want, swan, wane, hwan, swans, wans, wany, wank, wand are words created by adding a letter to 'wan'

wan is a 3 letter word ending with n
wan is a 3 letter word starting with w

4 possible definitions for 'wan'

Wan as "become pale and sickly"

Under this definition, wan is a verb and has the following properties:

wan as a type

'wan' can be a type of sicken, come down.

Wan as "(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness, dim or feeble"

Under this definition, wan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pallid, pale, sick have the same meaning as 'wan'

Derivatives of wan

paleness, pallidity are derivatives of 'wan'.

Similar to wan

weak is similar to wan.

Example of wan used within this context

"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"

Wan as "abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress"

Under this definition, wan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pale, pallid have the same meaning as 'wan'

Derivatives of wan

lividness, lividity, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia, paleness, luridness are derivatives of 'wan'.

Similar to wan

colorless, colourless are similar to 'wan'.

Example of wan used within this context

"the pallid face of the invalid", "her wan face suddenly flushed"

Wan as "lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness"

Under this definition, wan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to wan

unanimated is similar to wan.

Example of wan used within this context

"a wan smile"