WAN


Meaning of WAN in English

adj. 1 (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale; exhausted; worn. 2 (of a star etc. or its light) partly obscured; faint. 3 archaic (of night, water, etc.) dark, black. wanly adv. wanness n.

[ OE wann dark, black, of unkn. orig. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.