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
She had taken off her high, close neckwear, and the wanness of her throat showed above a collarless shirt-waist.
From A Touch of Sun and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote
Her jealous shame at being disprized and notoriously neglected had given her wanness and bitterness, instead of warmth and sweetness.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
