- Wanness
- Wanness Wan"ness, n. The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Wanness
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wanness — noun see wan I … New Collegiate Dictionary
wanness — See wanly. * * * … Universalium
wanness — noun the state of being wan; pallor … Wiktionary
wanness — n. pale or frail look (as from sickness or fatigue); appearance of weariness or despair; lack of brightness … English contemporary dictionary
wanness — wan·ness … English syllables
wanness — noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) • Syn: ↑lividness, ↑lividity, ↑luridness, ↑paleness, ↑pallidness, ↑pallor, ↑achromasia • Derivationally rel … Useful english dictionary
pallor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. paleness, wanness, sallow less, sickliness. See colorlessness. Ant., color. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wanness, whiteness, lack of color; see paleness 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. paleness,… … English dictionary for students
achromasia — noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) • Syn: ↑lividness, ↑lividity, ↑luridness, ↑paleness, ↑pallidness, ↑pallor, ↑wanness • Derivationally related … Useful english dictionary
lividity — noun 1. a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored • Derivationally related forms: ↑livid • Hypernyms: ↑fury, ↑rage, ↑madness 2. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) • Syn … Useful english dictionary
lividness — noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) • Syn: ↑lividity, ↑luridness, ↑paleness, ↑pallidness, ↑pallor, ↑wanness, ↑achromasia • Derivationally relate … Useful english dictionary
