waning
(adjective) (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; āafter full moon comes the waning moonā
waning
(noun) a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; āthe waning of his enthusiasm was obviousā; āthe waxing and waning of the moonā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
waning
present participle of wane
waning (not comparable)
Becoming weaker or smaller.
Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
waning (plural wanings)
The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
The fact or act of becoming smaller.
• Angwin, awning
Source: Wiktionary
Wan"ing, n.
Definition: The act or process of waning, or decreasing. This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses. Bp. Hall.
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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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