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Synonyms for wanness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : won
Phonetic Transcription : wɒn



Définition of wanness

Origin :
  • Old English wann "dark, lacking luster," later "leaden, pale, gray," of uncertain origin, and not found in other Germanic languages. The connecting notion is colorlessness. Perhaps related to wane.
  • As in pallor : noun paleness
Example sentences :
  • There was a wanness, a heaviness of aspect, that made him look ten years older.
  • Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • It was the last phase, the feebleness, the wanness, the inertia!
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • Vague lines of wanness betrayed the place of the cement walks.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Gold » by Various
  • Since that little cloud was dispelled all the temporary waste and wanness have vanished.
  • Extract from : « Shirley » by Charlotte Bront
  • She saw no talons or beak, but a wanness which, indeed, suggested a skeleton.
  • Extract from : « The Way of the Gods » by John Luther Long
  • She had been once eminently handsome, and but for the wanness and hollowness of her face, would have appeared so still.
  • Extract from : « The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales » by Francis A. Durivage
  • The ghastly little skull-cap showed forth its wanness rigidly.
  • Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
  • There was exertion about every move of his body, the wanness and effort of vanished vitality; he balanced himself carefully.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • His forehead was high, and his temples broad; and he had a paleness in his complexion almost to wanness.
  • Extract from : « Byron » by Richard Edgcumbe
  • About his large bright eyes that used to be so merry there was a wanness and a restlessness that changed them altogether.
  • Extract from : « Bleak House » by Charles Dickens

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