English Dictionary
Definition of “wooden”
wooden (ˈwʊdənn
)
Definitions
adjective
- made from or consisting of wood
- awkward or clumsy
- bereft of spirit or animation ⇒
a wooden expression
- obstinately unyielding ⇒
a wooden attitude
- mentally slow or dull
- not highly resonant ⇒
a wooden thud
verb
- (tr) Australian slang to fell or kill (a person or animal)
Alternative Forms
ˈwoodenly adverb ˈwoodenness noun
Synonyms
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awkward,
stiff,
rigid,
clumsy,
lifeless,
stilted,
ungainly,
gauche,
gawky,
inelegant,
graceless,
maladroit,
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expressionless,
empty,
dull,
blank,
vacant,
lifeless,
deadpan,
colourless,
glassy,
unresponsive,
unemotional,
emotionless,
spiritless,
Translations
- British English:
wooden
A wooden object is made of wood....handmade wooden toys.ˈwʊdn ADJECTIVE ...handmade wooden toys.
- Spanish: de madera adj
- French:
en bois
adj
- German:
hölzern
adj
- Chinese: 木质的 adj
- Arabic: خَشَبِيّ adj
- Portuguese: de madeira adj
- Russian: деревянный adj деревянная
- Croatian: drven adj drvena
- Czech: dřevěný adj
- Danish: træ- adj
- Dutch: houten adj
- Finnish: puinen adj
- Greek: ξύλινος adj ξύλινη
- Italian: di legno adj
- Japanese: 木製の no_posp
- Korean: 나무로 된 adj
- Norwegian: tre- adj
- Polish: drewniany adj drewniana
- Brazilian Portuguese: de madeira adj
- European Spanish: de madera adj
- Swedish: av trä adj
- Thai: ที่ทำจากไม้ adj
- Turkish: ağaç/tahta adj
- Vietnamese: làm bằng gỗ adj
Usage examples
There was a BP filling station opposite the store, a small wooden hut beside the old pumps.
Mark Burnell, CHAMELEON (2002)Somebody had removed three of the wooden slats in the middle of the gangway, leaving a six foot gap.
Country Life (2005)Three wooden buildings near the city's downtown were engulfed by the fire, which broke out around noon.
Globe and Mail (2003)That sense of order is apparent from the moment you walk into the hallway, with its natural timber panelling and wooden floor.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There was room only for a straw pallet and a chamberpot, and the stone walls were bare except for a small wooden crucifix.
Tracy Chevalier, THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)
