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Definitions for Wane

[1] to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
[2] to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II.
[3] to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning.
[4] (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Compare wax2(def 2) .
[5] a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
[6] the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc.
[7] the waning of the moon.
[8] a period of waning.
[9] a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log.
[10] on the wane , decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane.
[11] (of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon Compare wax 2 (def. 2)
[12] to decrease gradually in size, strength, power, etc
[13] to draw to a close
[14] a decrease, as in size, strength, power, etc
[15] the period during which the moon wanes
[16] the act or an instance of drawing to a close
[17] a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was
[18] on the wane in a state of decline

Words related to Wane

dim, abate, ebb, dwindle, subside, atrophy, wither, decrease, fade, slacken, shrink, weaken, decline, drop, relent, sink, fall, fail, moderate

Words nearby Wane

wanderoo, wandoo, wandorobo, wandsman, wandsworth, wane, waney, wang an shi, wang ching-wei, wang jing wei, wang yang-ming

Origin of Wane

before 900; Middle English wanen (v.), Old English wanian to lessen; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanen, Old Norse vana to cause to wane, destroy

Words that may be confused with Wane

wane, wax

Other words from Wane

un·waned , adjective
un·wan·ing , adjective

Word origin for Wane

Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vana

Synonyms for Wane

abate, atrophy, decrease, die down, die out, dim, dwindle, ebb, fade, peter out, shrink, slacken, subside, taper off, weaken, wither, decline, drop, fail, fall, moderate, relent, sink, die away, draw to a close, ease off, fade away, fall short, let up, slack off, waste away, wind down