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- [weyn]
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- /weɪn/
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- [weyn]
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Definitions of waned word
- verb without object waned to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. 1
- verb without object waned to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. 1
- verb without object waned to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning. 1
- verb without object waned (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax2 (def 2). 1
- noun waned a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. 1
- noun waned the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. 1
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Origin of waned
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wanen (v.), Old English wanian to lessen; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanen, Old Norse vana to cause to wane, destroy
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Parts of speech for Waned
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determiner
exclamation
waned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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verb waned
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- faded — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
Antonyms for waned
verb waned
- waxed — Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- enhanced — enhancement
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- expanded — Being or having been enlarged, extended, or broadened, in particular.
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