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]wanner See
wan