Associations to the word «Wanning»

Wiktionary

WAN, adjective. Pale, sickly-looking.
WAN, adjective. Dim, faint.
WAN, adjective. Bland, uninterested.
WAN, noun. The quality of being wan; wanness.
WAN, verb. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of win
WAN, noun. (networking) Acronym of wide area network.

Dictionary definition

WAN, noun. A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network.
WAN, verb. Become pale and sickly.
WAN, adjective. (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".
WAN, adjective. Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed".
WAN, adjective. Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats