Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wan 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wan 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wan 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wan 
 
  1  sense  of  wan 
 
  Sense  1 
  wan 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wan 
 
  wan  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wan 
 
  Sense  1 
  wan 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
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  Grep  of  noun  wan 
  aswan 
  bewick's  swan 
  black  swan 
  capital  of  taiwan 
  diwan 
  iowan 
  lowan 
  mute  swan 
  rowan 
  saskatchewan 
  sawan 
  siwan 
  swan 
  szechwan 
  taiwan 
  trumpeter  swan 
  tundra  swan 
  wan 
  wanamaker 
  wand 
  wanda  landowska 
  wandala 
  wanderer 
  wandering 
  wandering  albatross 
  wandering  jew 
  wandering  nerve 
  wanderlust 
  wandflower 
  wane 
  wangle 
  wangler 
  wangling 
  waning 
  wank 
  wankel  engine 
  wankel  rotary  engine 
  wanker 
  wannabe 
  wannabee 
  wanness 
  want 
  want  ad 
  wanter 
  wanton 
  wantonness 
  whistling  swan 
  whooper  swan 
 
  Overview  of  noun  wan 
 
  The  noun  wan  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wide  area  network,  WAN  --  (a  computer  network  that  spans  a  wider  area  than  does  a  local  area  network) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wan 
 
  The  verb  wan  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wan  --  (become  pale  and  sickly) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wan 
 
  The  adj  wan  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  ((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") 
  2.  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  (abnormally  deficient  in  color  as  suggesting  physical  or  emotional  distress;  "the  pallid  face  of  the  invalid";  "her  wan  face  suddenly  flushed") 
  3.  wan  --  (lacking  vitality  as  from  weariness  or  illness  or  unhappiness;  "a  wan  smile") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wan 
 
  3  senses  of  wan 
 
  Sense  1 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  weak)  ->  strong 
 
  Sense  2 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful,  colourful 
 
  Sense  3 
  wan 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unanimated)  ->  animated,  alive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wan 
 
  3  senses  of  wan 
 
  Sense  1 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  weak  (vs.  strong) 
 
  Sense  2 
  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Sense  3 
  wan 
  =>  unanimated  (vs.  animated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wan 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wan 
 
  wan  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wan 
  wan 
  wandering 
  waning 
  wanted 
  wanting 
  wanton 
 
  Overview  of  noun  wan 
 
  The  noun  wan  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wide  area  network,  WAN  --  (a  computer  network  that  spans  a  wider  area  than  does  a  local  area  network) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wan 
 
  The  verb  wan  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wan  --  (become  pale  and  sickly) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wan 
 
  The  adj  wan  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  ((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") 
  2.  pale,  pallid,  wan  --  (abnormally  deficient  in  color  as  suggesting  physical  or  emotional  distress;  "the  pallid  face  of  the  invalid";  "her  wan  face  suddenly  flushed") 
  3.  wan  --  (lacking  vitality  as  from  weariness  or  illness  or  unhappiness;  "a  wan  smile") 

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