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wan (adj.)
Old English
wann
"dark, dusky, 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
. Related:
Wanly
;
wanness
.
