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wan
adjective
verb
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
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wɒn
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adjective
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
“The pale light of a half moon”
adjective
Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
“The pallid face of the invalid”
adjective
Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
“A wan smile”
verb
Become pale and sickly
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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
The pallid face of the invalid
Her wan face suddenly flushed
A wan smile
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