Wanness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈænnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈannəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈannəs/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈænnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paleness lividness luridness lividity achromasia pallor pallidness

Word Forms

livid	adjective	discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
lurid	adjective	ghastly pale
pale	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pallid	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pale	verb	turn pale, as if in fear
wan	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blässe

Unnatürlicher Farbverlust der Haut (z. B. durch Blutergüsse, Krankheit oder emotionalen Stress)

🇫🇷French

pâleur

manque de couleur anormale de la peau (comme suite à des ecchymoses, une maladie ou une détresse émotionnelle)

🇪🇸Spanish

palidez

falta de color antinatural en la piel (como por hematomas, enfermedad o angustia emocional)

🇮🇹Italian

debolezza

mancanza innaturale di colore della pelle (come causata da lividi, malattia o disagio emotivo)

🇳🇱Dutch

bleekheid

onnatuurlijk gebrek aan kleur in de huid (vanaf blauwe plekken, ziekte of emotioneel leed)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraqueza

falta de cor não natural na pele (como resultado de hematomas, doença ou sofrimento emocional)

🇷🇺Russian

тусклость

неестественное отсутствие цвета кожи (например, из-за синяков, болезни или эмоционального стресса)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमज़ोरी

त्वचा में रंग की अप्राकृतिक कमी (जैसे चोट या बीमारी या भावनात्मक संकट से)

🇧🇩Bengali

অলসতা

ত্বকে রঙের অস্বাভাবিক অভাব (যেমন ক্ষত বা অসুস্থতা বা মানসিক যন্ত্রণা থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சோர்வு

தோலில் இயற்கைக்கு மாறான நிறமின்மை (சிராய்ப்பு அல்லது நோய் அல்லது உணர்ச்சித் துன்பம் போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణత

చర్మంలో అసహజమైన రంగు లేకపోవడం (గాయాలు లేదా అనారోగ్యం లేదా మానసిక క్షోభ నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्तपणा

त्वचेत रंगाचा अनैसर्गिक अभाव (जसे की जखम किंवा आजारपण किंवा भावनिक त्रास)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નબળાઈ

ચામડીમાં રંગનો અકુદરતી અભાવ (ઉઝરડા અથવા માંદગી અથવા ભાવનાત્મક તકલીફથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣತೆ

ಚರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೊರತೆ (ಮೂಗೇಟುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಯಾತನೆಯಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷീണം

ചർമ്മത്തിൽ അസ്വാഭാവികമായ നിറത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം (ചതവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസുഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈകാരിക ക്ലേശം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ

ਚਮੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੰਗ ਦੀ ਗੈਰ-ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਕਮੀ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜ਼ਖਮ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزوری

جلد میں رنگ کی غیر فطری کمی (جیسا کہ چوٹ یا بیماری یا جذباتی تکلیف)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旺内斯

皮肤不自然地缺乏颜色（如因瘀伤、疾病或情绪困扰）

🇯🇵Japanese

衰弱

皮膚の不自然な色の欠如（打撲、病気、精神的苦痛などによる）

🇰🇷Korean

쇠약함

피부의 부자연스러운 색 부족(멍이나 질병 또는 정서적 고통으로 인해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự suy nhược

Da thiếu màu sắc không tự nhiên (do bầm tím, bệnh tật hoặc đau khổ về tinh thần)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสื่อมโทรม

การขาดสีผิวอย่างผิดธรรมชาติ (เช่นจากรอยช้ำ ความเจ็บป่วย หรือความทุกข์ทางอารมณ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelemahan

kurangnya warna yang tidak wajar pada kulit (seperti karena memar atau penyakit atau tekanan emosional)

🇵🇭Filipino

kahinaan

hindi likas na kakulangan ng kulay sa balat (tulad ng mula sa pasa o pagkakasakit o emosyonal na pagkabalisa)

🇲🇾Malay

ketandusan

kekurangan warna luar biasa pada kulit (seperti dari lebam atau sakit atau tekanan emosi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شحوب

نقص غير طبيعي في لون الجلد (مثل الكدمات أو المرض أو الاضطراب العاطفي)

🇮🇷Persian

از بین رفتن

فقدان رنگ غیر طبیعی در پوست (مانند کبودی یا بیماری یا ناراحتی عاطفی)

🇹🇷Turkish

solgunluk

ciltte doğal olmayan renk eksikliği (morarma, hastalık veya duygusal sıkıntı nedeniyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רצון

חוסר צבע לא טבעי בעור (כמו מחבלות או מחלה או מצוקה רגשית)

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The primary meaning of 'wanness' is 'unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)'.

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Using 'wanness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'wanness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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