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wan
Adjectivewan has 3 senses
pale, pallid, wan - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" Antonym:strong (indirect, via weak)
pale, pallid, wan - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" Antonyms:colorful, colourful (indirect, via colorless)