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Tannish vs Wannish - What's the difference?

tannish | wannish |

As adjectives the difference between tannish and wannish

is that tannish is somewhat tan in colour while wannish is (obsolete) quite wan, quite pale.

tannish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Somewhat tan in colour.
    • The mushrooms were creamy white with tannish caps.

    wannish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) quite wan, quite pale
  • *{{quote-book, year=1890, author=Hezekiah Butterworth, title=The Log School-House on the Columbia, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The moon turns the smoke into wannish clouds of white and yellow, which slowly rise, break, and disappear. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1894, author=Leigh Gordon Giltner, title=The Path of Dreams, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Sheer slanting down the sky an opal light Pierces the snow-blur's veil of wannish gray, In iridescent sheen, tingeing the dazzling white With amethystine, gold or beryl ray. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1909, author=John Keats, title=Keats= Poems Published in 1820, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Upon her crest she wore a wannish fire Sprinkled with stars, like Ariadne's tiar: Her head was serpent, but ah, bitter-sweet! }}