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wanness

noun

Etymology

From wan + -ness.

  1. inherited from *wannaz✻ — “dark, swart”
  2. inherited from wann — “dark, dusky”
  3. inherited from wan
  4. suffixed as wanness — “wan + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being wan

    The state of being wan; pallor.

    • […] the faint contours of grey clouds and the wannesses and darknesses of a rainy heaven, reflecting also on the faces of the men. All of us look a little strained, a little tired.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA