noun Download 🔗Share A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. Examples : "The popularity of that type of music wanes with each passing year. " value time amount tendency process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The moon wanes after being full, gradually appearing smaller each night. " astronomy space time phenomena science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The end of a period. Examples : "The wanes of summer are always bittersweet, as they signal the beginning of the school year. " time period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark. Examples : "The carpenter rejected the plank of wood because of the large wanes along its edge, making it unsuitable for the table. " material architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. Examples : "As the school year nears its end, students' enthusiasm for homework often wanes. " time quality condition value abstract process tendency history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength. Examples : "As the sun wanes, the classroom gradually becomes darker. " astronomy nature time physics energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible. Examples : "As the month progresses, the moon wanes, becoming smaller and smaller in the night sky. " astronomy time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Said of a time period that comes to an end. Examples : "As summer wanes, the days become shorter and the nights grow cooler. " time period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface. Examples : "The moon wanes after being full, becoming smaller in the night sky each day. " amount number time process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to decrease. Examples : "The sun's light wanes as evening approaches. " time amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A child. Examples : "The wanes played happily in the park, their laughter echoing through the trees. " age family human person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A house or dwelling. Examples : "This request contains a significant error. The word "wanes" does not mean "A house or dwelling." "Wanes" is a verb meaning "to decrease in size, power, or intensity." There is no noun form of the word. " architecture property building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading