What does wane mean?
Definitions for wane
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Princeton's WordNet
ebb, ebbing, waneverb
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
decline, go down, waneverb
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
waneverb
become smaller
"Interest in his novels waned"
waneverb
decrease in phase
"the moon is waning"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wanenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
The sowing at the wane of the moon, is thought to make the corn sound. Francis Bacon.
Young cattle, that are brought forth in the full of the moon, are stronger and larger than those that are brought forth in the wane. Francis Bacon.
This is fair Diana’s case;
For all astrologers maintain,
Each night a bit drops off her face,
When mortals say she’s in her wane. Jonathan Swift.You’re cast upon an age, in which the church is in its wane. South.
To WANEverb
Etymology: wanian , to grow less, Saxon.
The husbandman, in sowing and setting, upon good reason observes the waxing and waining of the moon. George Hakewill.
Waining moons their settled periods keep,
To swell the billows, and ferment the deep. Addison.A lady far more beautiful
Than any woman in this waining age. William Shakespeare.I will interchange
My wained state for Henry’s regal crown. William Shakespeare.Your father were a fool
To give thee all; and in his waining age
Set foot under thy table. William Shakespeare.In these confines slily have I lurk’d,
To watch the waining of mine enemies. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Nothing more jealous than a favourite, towards the waining time, and suspect of satiety. Henry Wotton.
I’m waining in his favour, yet I love him. Dryden.
You saw but sorrow in its waining form,
A working sea remaining from a storm;
When the now weary waves roll o’er the deep,
And faintly murmur, ere they fall asleep. Dryden.Land and trade ever will wax and wane together. Josiah Child.
Her waining form no longer shall incite
Envy in woman, or desire in man. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.
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wane
Wane typically refers to a gradual decrease or decline in intensity, power, strength, or importance. It can also refer to the shrinking appearance of the moon in the phases from full moon to new moon.
Webster Dictionary
Waneverb
to be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon
Waneverb
to decline; to fail; to sink
Waneverb
to cause to decrease
Wanenoun
the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator
Wanenoun
decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension
Wanenoun
an inequality in a board
Etymology: [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wann to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. bereaved, Skr. na wanting, inferior. . Cf. Want lack, and Wanton.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wane
wān, v.i. to decrease, esp. of the moon—opp. to Wax: to decline, to fail.—n. decline: decrease. [A.S. wanian (Ice. vana), to decrease—wan, deficient, lacking.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
wane
In timber, an imperfection implying a want of squareness at one or more of its corners; under this deficiency it is termed wane-wood.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WANE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wane is ranked #65593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Wane surname appeared 302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wane.
49% or 148 total occurrences were Black.
40.4% or 122 total occurrences were White.
7.2% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
1.9% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of wane in a Sentence
The weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.
It's getting clearer that Abenomics is a paper tiger, the impact of monetary easing is similar to currency intervention. The first time they do it, there's a huge impact. But as they repeat it, the impact will wane.
Investors are contemplating the risks of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases to the labor market and economy, and Treasury rates and mortgage rates are moving lower as a result, the weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.
There comes a time when all games wane in popularity, but Supercell's audience will certainly give them scale to build on when that happens.
There are various real-world evidence that are emerging here that suggest that the vaccine is still effective against the Delta variant, data coming out of Israel seems to suggest that with time, immunity from the vaccine does tend to wane, and so that's something we'll be following closely.
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- تArabic
- schwindenGerman
- loppu, hiipuminen, hiipuaFinnish
- déclinerFrench
- eàrr-dhubhScottish Gaelic
- of the moon, rikoMāori
- diminuirPortuguese
- убыва́ние, обзо́л, спад, убыва́ть, убыль, упа́док, убы́ть, уще́рбRussian
- avtaSwedish
- เสื่อมโทรมThai
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