wane

n. தேய்வு, (வினை.) தேய்வுறு, அளவில் குறைவுறு, ஔதமங்கலுறு, மதிப்புக் குறைபடு, புகல் நலிவுறு.

Synonyms

fade pale decrease diminish decline fail sink ebb deteriorate recede pine droop attenuate contract

Antonyms

brighten increase improve mend advance rally develop recover expand

Wane, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waned; p. pr. & vb. n. Waning.] Etym: [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wan to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. wanting, inferior. Want lack, and Wanton.] 1. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane. Waning moons their settled periods keep. Addison. 2. To decline; to fail; to sink. You saw but sorrow in its waning form. Dryden. Land and trade ever will wax and wane together. Sir J. Child. Wane, v. t. Defn: To cause to decrease. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Wane, n. 1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. An age in which the church is in its wane. South. Though the year be on the wane. Keble. 3. An inequality in a board. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

wane - Similar Words

wanze waney waned wan wae weanel warner warine wanter wanted