wanness

noun

wanness

noun

Etymology From wan + -ness.

1

Usually The state of being wan; pallor.

[…] the faint contours of grey clouds and the wannesses and darknesses of a rainy heaven, reflecting also on the faces of the men. All of us look a little strained, a little tired.1919, Stephen Graham, A Private in the Guards, page 139:

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