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- [won]
- /wɒn/
- /wɒn/
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- [won]
- /wɒn/
Definitions of wanly word
- adjective wanly of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed. 1
- adjective wanly showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness, etc.: a wan look; a wan smile. 1
- adjective wanly lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness: their wan attempts to organize the alumni. 1
- adjective wanly Archaic. dark or gloomy. pale in color or hue. 1
- noun wanly In a wan or pale manner. 1
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Origin of wanly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy
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Parts of speech for Wanly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wanly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wanly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wanly
adverb wanly
- palely — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- pallidly — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- anemically — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- weakly — weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.
- unhealthily — not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
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