Wane word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "wane" word
[verb] grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
[verb] decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
[verb] become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
\Wane\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waning}.] [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wan?n to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. ? bereaved, Skr. ?na wanting, inferior. ????. Cf. {Want} lack, and {Wanton}.] 1. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with {wax}, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane. Waning moons their settled periods keep. --Addison. 2. To decline; to fail; to sink. You saw but sorrow in its waning form. --Dryden. Land and trade ever will wax and wane together. --Sir J. Child.
\Wane\, v. t. To cause to decrease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
\Wane\, n. 1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. An age in which the church is in its wane. --South. Though the year be on the wane. --Keble. 3. An inequality in a board. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
Synonyms for wane
decline, ebb, ebbing, go down
Antonyms: climb, full, mount, rise, wax
See also: decline | decrease | diminish | diminution | dip | drop | fall | lessen | wear on |
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Let's analyse "wane" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ENAW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
wane: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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