Definitions for WAN
wɒnwan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wide area network, WANadjective

   a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

2. pale, pallid, wan, sickadjective

   (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"

3. pale, pallid, wanadjective

   abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

   "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"

4. wanverb

   lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

   "a wan smile"

5. wanverb

   become pale and sickly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wanadjective

   Pale, as with sickness; languid of look.

   Etymology: wann , Saxon; gwan, weakly, Welsh.

   Sad to view his visage pale and wane,
   Who erst in flowers of freshest youth was clad. Fa. Queen.

   All the charms of love,
   Salt Cleopatra, soften thy wan lip!
   Let witchcraft join with beauty. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   Why so pale and wan, fond lover?
   Pr’ythee, why so pale?
   Will, when looking well can’t move her,
   Looking ill prevail? John Suckling.

   Their course through thickest constellations held,
   Spreading their bane; the blasted stars look’d wan. John Milton.

   How chang’d from him,
   Companion of my arms! how wan! how dim!
   How faded all thy glories! Dryden.

2. Wanthe old pret. of win.

   for won;

   And those with which th’ Eubean young man wan
   Swift Atalanta, when through craft he her outran. Edmund Spenser.

   He wan the king with secrecy and diligence; but chiefly because he was his old servant in his less fortunes. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wan

   Wan is an adjective primarily used to describe someone who looks sick, weak, pale, or unwell. It can also describe light, color, or appearance that is weak or pale. The term is additionally used in technology referring to Wide Area Network, a network that covers a large geographical area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wan

   won

2. Wanadjective

   having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid

3. Wannoun

   the quality of being wan; wanness

4. Wanverb

   to grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks

5. Wan

   of Win

6. Etymology: [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor, strive. See Win.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wan

   won, adj. faint: wanting colour: pale and sickly: languid: gloomy, dark.—v.i. to become wan.—adv. Wan′ly.—n. Wan′ness.—adj. Wan′nish, somewhat wan. [A.S. wann, dark, lurid; but perh. conn, with A.S. wan, deficient.]

2. Wan

   wan, old pa.t. of win.

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1. WAN

   What does WAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wan is ranked #5911 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wan surname appeared 5,831 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Wan.
   
   89.9% or 5,246 total occurrences were Asian.
   4% or 238 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 162 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 107 total occurrences were Black.
   1.2% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.1% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Sicken

Anagrams for WAN »

1. awn

2. NWA

3. naw

How to pronounce WAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of WAN in a Sentence

1. Stuart Stevens:

   There's a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there's a little Darth Vadar in all of us. Thing is, this ain't no either or proposition. We're talking about dialectics, the good and the bad merging into us. You can run but you can't hide. My experience Face the darkness, stare it down. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. Give that old dark night of the soul a hug Howl the eternal yes

2. Shawn Mendes:

   Honestly, I wan na say I wan na talk to you guys about this stuff, but it's not just me in the relationship, there's another person involved and I can't say things that I feel. It's not just me deciding you know ?

3. Trevor Reed in a CNN:

   And a lot of people are not going to like what I'm gon na say about this, but I kind of viewed their -- having hope as being a weakness, so I did not wan na have that hope of, like, me, you know, being released somehow and then have that taken from me.

4. Travis Scott:

   I wan na see some ragers, man, who wan na rage ?

5. Captain Dave Carraro of FV-Tuna:

   We all wan na see each other succeed having successful seasons — while catching fish and all making money — however, every boat wants to be that top boat, this year specifically it is very competitive and coming down to the wire. The finale is going to be very close. I ca n’t say who is going to win, we all know, but it’s going to come down to the very last fish.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WAN
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WAN
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WAN
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WAN
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html