Wane
Word | WANE |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | wane |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Wane"
What do we mean by wane?
To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity. intransitive verb
To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new. intransitive verb
To approach an end. intransitive verb
The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing. noun
A time or phase of gradual decrease. noun
The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface. noun
A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end. noun
(on the wane) In a period of decline or decrease. idiom
To decrease; be diminished: applied particularly to the periodical lessening of the illuminated part of the moon: opposed to wax.
To decline; fail; sink; approach an end.
To cause to decrease: lessen.
Wanting; lack ing; deficient.
Periodic decrease of the illuminated part of the moon; period of decreasing illumination. noun
Decline; failure; declension. noun
A beveled edge of a board or plank as sawn from an unsquared log, the bevel being caused by curvature of the log. noun
Same as wone. noun
To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. intransitive verb
To decline; to fail; to sink. intransitive verb
To cause to decrease. transitive verb
A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
The end of a period.
A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Wane
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- Antonyms for wane
- Wax Antonyms
- Rise Antonyms
- Mount Antonyms
- Full Antonyms
- Wax Antonyms
- Climb Antonyms
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