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wane W0008800 (wān)intr.v. waned, wan·ing, wanes 1. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity: Interest in the subject waned.2. To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.3. To approach an end: The day began to wane.n.1. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.2. a. A time or phase of gradual decrease.b. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface.3. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.Idiom: on the wane In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane" (James Joyce).
[Middle English wanen, from Old English wanian; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]waning (ˈweɪnɪŋ) n1. (Astronomy) (of the moon) the act of showing a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon2. the act of decreasing gradually in size, strength, power, etcadj3. (Astronomy) (of the moon) showing a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon4. decreasing gradually in size, strength, power, etcThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  waning - a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"decrease, lessening, drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"waxing - a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon" | | Adj. | 1. |  waning - (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon"waxing - (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full" |
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Waning; Waxing (religion, spiritualism, and occult)The circuit of the moon from new moon to full moon and back to new moon is called the lunation cycle. The waxing phase is when the moon is seemingly increasing in size, from new moon to full moon. The waning phase is the opposite; it is the apparent reduction of size going from the full moon to the new moon. Most magic is done in conjunction with the phases of the moon. Positive magic is done during the waxing phase and negative magic during the waning phase. Negative magic is not necessarily harmful magic; its intent may be to rid a person of something such as a wart, a bad habit, or discomfort. The waning cycle is also a good time to have hair cut, since then it will not grow back so quickly. The phases of the moon are also very much considered with gardening. During the moon's increase it is time for germination, growth, and composting. The waning cycle is a time for fruition, maturity, and pruning and thinning. waning
Related to waning: Waning moonAntonyms for waningnoun a gradual decrease in magnitude or extentRelated Words- decrease
- lessening
- drop-off
Antonymsadj (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreasesAntonyms |