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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.

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wanness

n. the state of being wan; pallor

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wanness

n. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, achromasia]

Usage examples of "wanness".

Under this dull sky, that peculiarity of the Valley race — their ability to change the color of both skin and hair — had now left him gray, and against the wanness of his hair his ivory horns were agleam.

Her Imperial Pale and Wanness always wore that silly thing on a ribbon around her neck.

Then, with that ghastly wanness, that dead humor in his voice, "I don't think anyone will give me a ride.

The man exuded strength and a sudden wanness that was almost chilling.

I stepped back, aware that the gray wizard had the slightest hint of wanness about him.