wane

English

/weɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
  • The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
  • (literary) The end of a period.
  • (woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wana (want, deficiency, absence, defect, shortage, lack), wanian inherited from Middle English wanien derived from Proto-Germanic *wanōną (wane) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (empty, be lacking, be empty, abandon, leave, wasted, lack, deserted), *h₁weh₂- (empty, be lacking, be empty, abandon, leave, wasted, lack, deserted).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁weh₂-

Gloss

empty, be lacking, be empty, abandon, leave, wasted, lack, deserted

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Property

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