wane

v. diminish; decline; ebb, subside, dwindle; approach the end (of life, a period, etc.)

n. decreasing in brightness (of the moon); descent, lessening; approaching of the end (of a period of life, etc.)

Wane may refer to:wane, decreasing intensity e.g. wax and wane, means increasing & decreasing intensityTaylor Wane (born 1968), British pornographic actress and modelWillow-Wane, a fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universeWANE-TV, a television station in Fort Wayne, IndianaWax and Wane, 1982 song from Garlands album by Scottish band Cocteau TwinsWax and Wane, song from NZ/NYC musician David Watson's 'new music' composition for pipe bands, see: Bagpipes in jazz
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Noun
1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
(synonym) ebb, ebbing
(hypernym) decline, diminution
(derivation) decline, go down
Verb
1. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) decline, go down
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) ebb, ebbing
2. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
(antonym) wax, mount, climb, rise
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) waning
3. decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
(antonym) wax, full
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) ebb, ebbing

(v. t.)
To cause to decrease.
  

(v. i.)
To decline; to fail; to sink.
  

(v. i.)
To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.
  

(n.)
The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
  

(n.)
Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.
  

(n.)
An inequality in a board.
  

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