wan
adjective /wɒn/
/wɑːn/
- looking pale and weak
- his grey, wan face
- She gave me a wan smile (= showing no energy or enthusiasm).
- the wan sunlight of a winter’s morning
Extra Examples- She was looking a little wan.
- Anne lay back, pale and wan, on the pillows.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWan is used with these nouns:- smile
Word OriginOld English wann ‘dark, black’, of unknown origin.