Textual thesaurus for "WAN"

(adj) wan

lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

a wan smile

(adj) pale, pallid, wan

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

the pallid face of the invalid; her wan face suddenly flushed

(adj) pale, pallid, wan, sick

(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

(noun) wide area network

a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

(verb) wan

become pale and sickly