waney Definition

wane
verb, intr waned, waning

1. Said of the Moon: to appear to grow narrower as the Sun illuminates less of its surface.
2. To decline in glory, power or influence, etc.

Thesaurus: fade, ebb, abate, dim, dwindle, subside, diminish, taper off, weaken.

noun

1. The process of waning or declining.
2. The time during which this takes place.
3. A defective edge or corner on a plank of wood.

Derivative: waney
adj

Idiom: on the wane

Decreasing or declining.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wanian to lessen.