Wan

Word WAN
Character 3
Hyphenation wan
Pronunciations /wɒn/

Definitions and meanings of "Wan"

What do we mean by wan?

Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress. adjective

Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy. adjective

To become pale. intransitive verb

A wan tint or complexion; paleness. noun

The German name, sometimes used in English, of the dyestuff weld (not woad). noun

Dark; black; gloomy: applied to the weather, to water, streams, pools, etc.

Colorless; pallid; pale; sickly of hue.

Sorrowful; sad.

Frightful; awful; great.

Synonyms Pallid, etc. (see pale), ashy, cadaverous.

A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, frequent in Middle English, meaning ‘wanting, deficient, lacking,’ and used as a negative, like un-, with which it often inter changed.

To render wan.

To grow or become wan.

An old preterit, of win.

The quality of being wan; wanness. noun

To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. intransitive verb

Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid. adjective

Won. imperative

Simple past tense and past participle of win. verb

Pale, sickly-looking. adjective

The quality of being wan; wanness.

Scottish slang for semen or the act of male ejaculation. Usually used in a humorous manner during arguments. It is also very commonly incorporated into other words to describe when something is great. Urban Dictionary

Wide Area Network Urban Dictionary

One that whines, complains or bitches about everything possible. Urban Dictionary

Wakk ass nigga Urban Dictionary

WAN originates in Baltimore, Maryland. I called people wack ass nigger often and people didnt think too highly of it so I just made and short and unnoticable by saying WAN...sort of stealthy and ninja like it can be snuck up on people as you walk by them on the street or it can be loud as if to alert your friend someone wack is near by. Urban Dictionary

Term used in Ireland to denote disrespect. Urban Dictionary

WAN is pet name for Aaron Wright North (current guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and former guitarist of The Icarus Line) made by rearrangement his initials. Refers to his paleness. Urban Dictionary

When people pronounce one like wan! Urban Dictionary

Cork, Ireland slang for a woman of a lower socio-economic background. Wans are usually not the brightest people. Urban Dictionary

Wan wack ass niger Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wan

The word "wan" in example sentences

I have more dust in wan minute than iver I saw in all me life before. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But this still brought the station chief 21 wan wan is Chinese measure, NT$10,000, at that time US$250 in one week--you could buy one house with it. ❋ Michael Turton (2006)

And first he laces to his feet the shoes of gold that bear him high winging over seas or land as fleet as the gale; then takes the rod wherewith he calls wan souls forth of Orcus, or sends them again to the sad depth of hell, gives sleep and takes it away and unseals dead eyes; in whose strength he courses the winds and swims across the tossing clouds. ❋ 70 BC-19 BC Virgil (N/A)

I don't want to put no lie on a grave stun, if her name wan't Crompton. ' ❋ Mary Jane Holmes (1866)

“Wan” pronounced wahn literally means ten thousand; in Chinese, wan represents all or every. ❋ Dr. (2010)

I'm what Hogan calls wan iv th 'mute, ingloryous heroes iv th' war; an 'not so dam mute, ayther. ❋ Finley Peter Dunne (1901)

Sinitor Jones calls wan iv his thrusty hinchman to his side, an 'says he:' Mike, put on a pig-tail, an 'a blue shirt an' take a dillygation iv Chinnymen out to Canton an 'congratulate Mack on th' murdher iv mission'ries in China. ❋ Finley Peter Dunne (1901)

Pussy Boy: "I don 'know what bean dip is, but I know I don' wan 'any part of dat." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gordana talks about how she still has her health while looking kind of wan, and as the boys leave their apartment we see that their blackboard reads "Bring it on, Klum!" ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's whole tone -- from music to low key imagery -- is kind of wan and wistful, if not downright mournful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hagrid said, "I jus 'heard Snape sayin' Dumbleore took too much fer granted an 'maybe he Snape didn' wan 'ter do it anymores Dumbledore told him flat out he'd agreed ter do it an' that was all there was to it." ❋ Unknown (2008)

A lot of speakers on British radio now pronounce one as "wan" (as pale faced, or Obi-Wan), rather than "won" (victorious)which I have always thought was the correct form. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I don 'wan' ter go, o 'course, but if it wasn' fer ... well ... the special circumstances I'm abou 'ter explain to yeh, I'd leave righ' now, before she's go 'the chance ter do it in front o' the whole school, like she did with Trelawney ' ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

The ones tha 'survived didn' wan 'no more ter to do with us after that.' ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

I was on a secret mission, wasn 'I, didn' wan 'owls followin' me all over the place - ruddy Dementors! ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

"I didn 'wan' miss me breakfust," Skif said humbly, head hanging in shame. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2001)

"[shut it] or I'll wan on [yer face]" "That meal was wan-tastic" - so good it is worthy of [ejaculation]. ❋ Boab93 (2010)

❋ Noxic (2003)

Wan-er: "[This is a joke]. This will never work. What a [load of crap]. Everything just sucks, sucks, sucks." Normal person:([rolling eyes]) "here we go again..." ❋ Msb (2005)

1: is he wearin [air force] onez? 2: he [sure] is 1: he is a wan ❋ Lolas_bomb (2009)

Dude that guy is the biggest wan i ever [seenn] [just look] at how tight his shoes are [laced] ❋ Martin (2004)

[Look at this] wan, [what a] bleydin' who-or! ❋ BigNToasty (2005)

wan [brings] [a sex]. what a WANtastical [picture]! ❋ Carmacoma (2006)

''goood wan alice'' ❋ Raaz Taaz (2009)

Look at [yer wan] [over there], [who does] she think she is? ❋ Anon (2005)

[That kid] [is WAN], he always thinks he [al] that but hes just wan ❋ Travis (2005)

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