DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
wan
adj 1: (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"
[syn: pale, pallid]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her
wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, pallid]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or
unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local
area network [syn: wide area network]
v : become pale and sickly
[also: wanning, wanned, wannest, wanner]