wanned
Lost its color
Wanned is the past tense of wan, meaning to become pale or pallid.
The verb is rare, appearing mostly in literary contexts: Her face wanned as she heard the news.
More often, wan functions only as an adjective describing a pale, sickly, or feeble appearance.
Lacking color intensity
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- blanchedMade white by heat
- whitenedMade lighter in color
colorless · bloodless · chalky · pasty · ghostly · cadaverous · sallow · drained
Reduced in brightness
- dulledMade less sharp
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- bleachedHad color removed
discolored · paled · lightened · subdued · tarnished · weathered · leached · decolorized
pale
Lacking color intensity
whitened · colorless · bloodless · chalky · pasty · ghostly · cadaverous · sallow · drained · anemic
dimmed
Reduced in brightness
- dulledMade less sharp
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
bleached · discolored · paled · lightened · subdued · tarnished · weathered · leached · decolorized · grayed
declining
Decreasing in strength
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
flagging · failing · sinking · drooping · wilting · languishing · dwindling · receding · subsiding · tapering