Question 1 · Quick check
wan
CEFRC2
/wɒn/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Looking pale, tired, or unhealthy.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailBland, uninterested.
Examples
I only wan to avoid saying the wrong thing.
Wan is prettier than her younger sister.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsDim, faint.
Pale, sickly-looking.
noun
Extra meaningThe quality of being wan; wanness.
More examples
In contextMessage latency is much more of an issue on a WAN than on a LAN.
My surname is Wan.
A wan expression
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English wan, wanne (“grey, leaden; pale grey, ashen; blue-black (like a bruise); dim, faint; dark, gloomy”), from Old English wann (“dark, dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *wannaz (“dark, swart”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old Frisian wann, wonn (“dark”).