wan

Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.

Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy.

To become pale.

A wan tint or complexion; paleness.

The German name, sometimes used in English, of the dyestuff weld (not woad).

Dark; black; gloomy: applied to the weather, to water, streams, pools, etc.

Colorless; pallid; pale; sickly of hue.

Sorrowful; sad.

Frightful; awful; great.

Synonyms Pallid, etc. (see pale), ashy, cadaverous.