Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waned

/wˈeɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: waned
IPA: /wˈeɪnd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of wane

adj

Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

Inflected Forms

more waned (comparative) most waned (superlative)

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce waned?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈeɪnd/.
What does waned mean?: simple past and past participle of wane

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