wan
adjective
of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.
wanness
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a word derived from
wan.
Example Sentences
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Better that than a slight theme stretched to wanness.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2012
For first-night and succeeding audiences Actress Gish displayed her famed wanness, made patrons sniffle during the death scene.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tender, and tenderly performed, We Are No Longer Children has a wanness about it that might be set to better advantage within the covers of a pale, slim book.
From Time Magazine Archive
He passed his hand over his forehead heavily, and a wanness came into his face and eyes.
From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
She saw no talons or beak, but a wanness which, indeed, suggested a skeleton.
From The Way of the Gods by John Luther Long
