WordNet
adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: pale, pallid]
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, pallid]
lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
See wan
Wikipedia
Wanning ( postal: Manning; ) is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to a large land area in Hainan—an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Wanning City. It has an estimated population of 65,871 (2006).
Usage examples of "wanning".
The rum slid smoothly down her throat, wanning her, and when that was finished she drank another.
File drawers were open, the lights were on, and a pot of old coffee was scorching on the wanning pad of the coffee maker.
The heat of his body penetrated the rough fabric of the web vest, wanning her cheek.
The telltale wanning of her body told her where that particular fantasy had been going.
She looked surprisingly young and confused and I found myself wanning to Miss Trant.
Quark spat, obviously wanning up for one of his tirades, still glaring at Nog.