WAN

adjective

Definition

Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid. "Sad to view, his visage pale and wan." Spenser. My color . . . [is] wan and of a leaden hue. Chaucer. Why so pale and wan, fond lover Suckling. With the wan moon overhead. Longfellow.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

WAN (noun)

Won. Chaucer.

WAN (verb)

To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. "All his visage wanned." Shak. And ever he mutter'd and madden'd, and ever wann'd with despair. Tennys...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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