4 entries under this word

Wan

Wan, a.

adjective

(wŏn), a. [A-S. wann, wonn, wan, wōn, pale, lurid, livid, dusky, foul, originally, worn out by toil, from winnan, to labor, strive.] Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale. “Sad to view, his visage pale and wan.” Spenser.

Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Suckling.

Wan, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks.

And ever he muttered and maddened, and ever wanned. Tennyson.

Wăn, imp.

past tense

imp. of win. Won. [Obs.] See WIN. The report of his great acts that over Europe ran, In that most famous field he with the emperor wan. Drayton.

Wan, n.

noun

n. The state or quality of being wan or pale; wanness; paleness. [Rare.] “Tinged with wan from lack of sleep.” Tennyson.