Definitions for waneweɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waneweɪn(v.; n.)waned, wan•ing
(v.i.)to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.:
My joy is waning.
to decline in power, importance, etc.:
Colonialism began to wane after World War II.
to draw to a close:
Summer is waning.
(of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon.
Category: Astronomy
Ref: Compare wax2 (def. 2) 2 2
(n.)a gradual decrease or decline.
the drawing to a close of life, an era, etc.
the waning of the moon.
Category: Astronomy
a defect in lumber characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge.
Idioms for wane:
on the wane, decreasing; diminishing.
Category: Idiom
Origin of wane:
bef. 900; OE wanian to lessen, c. OS wanon, OHG wanōn, wanēn
Princeton's WordNet
ebb, ebbing, wane(verb)
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
decline, go down, wane(verb)
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
wane(verb)
become smaller
"Interest in his novels waned"
wane(verb)
decrease in phase
"the moon is waning"
Webster Dictionary
Wane(verb)
to be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon
Wane(verb)
to decline; to fail; to sink
Wane(verb)
to cause to decrease
Wane(noun)
the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator
Wane(noun)
decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension
Wane(noun)
an inequality in a board
Translations for wane
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wane(verb)
(of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.
- afneem, verswakAfrikaans
- يَتَضاءَل، يُشْرِف على الزَّوالArabic
- намалявамBulgarian
- minguarPortuguese (BR)
- ubývatCzech
- abnehmenGerman
- aftageDanish
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- kahanemaEstonian
- رو به نقصان گذاشتنFarsi
- haihtua näkyvistäFinnish
- décroîtreFrench
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- घटनाHindi
- nestajanje, iščezavanjeCroatian
- fogy(atkozik)Hungarian
- mengecilIndonesian
- minnkaIcelandic
- calareItalian
- かけるJapanese
- (달이) 이울다Korean
- diltiLithuanian
- dilt; sarukt; iet mazumāLatvian
- berkurangan, menjadi surutMalay
- afnemenDutch
- avta, svinne, minkeNorwegian
- ubywaćPolish
- minguarPortuguese
- a descreşteRomanian
- убыватьRussian
- ubúdaťSlovak
- pojematiSlovenian
- opadatiSerbian
- avta, försvagas, bleknaSwedish
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- gittikçe küçülmekTurkish
- 月虧，逐漸變小Chinese (Trad.)
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