wan
- adjective
- /wɑn/
:
pálido
- "But inside I felt as pale and as wan as Koji's face.
- look wan
Examples
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After several sleepless nights, his skin looked wan and unhealthy.
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The patient had a wan expression that hinted at his ongoing illness.
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Their faces are wan and haggard.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her face had gone wan and ascetic, and her normally thin body was a sack of bones.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's Gediman, looking wan and haggard.
Fiction book (1997) -
Myrna Harden was sitting up in bed, looking wan and dull-eyed.
Fiction book (1991) -
She felt wan and exhausted after a long week of work.
Synonyms
291
1.0
Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid
30
2.6
Often ill and looking weak or pale
12
7.0
Looking very tired and pale from worry, illness, or lack of food
3
7.5
Having a very pale face because of illness, shock, or deep worry
1
9.6
Looking very sad and worn out
1
9.8
A pale, tired face that looks weak
A face that looks tired, pale, and worried
Looking pale and weak, as if unwell
Antonyms
Compounds
How Pale
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wan comes from the old English word wann, which meant 'pale' or 'lacking colour'. So a wan face is one that looks pale, sick, or tired.