wooden

[wood-n]

adjective

1. consisting or made of wood; wood.

   a wooden ship.

2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward.

   a wooden gait.

3. without spirit, animation, or awareness.

   Synonyms: impassive, lifeless, vacant, expressionless

4. dull or stupid.

5. indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

wooden

/ ˈwʊdən /

adjective

1. made from or consisting of wood

2. awkward or clumsy

3. bereft of spirit or animation

   a wooden expression

4. obstinately unyielding

   a wooden attitude

5. mentally slow or dull

6. not highly resonant

   a wooden thud

verb

1. slang,  (tr) to fell or kill (a person or animal)

Other Word Forms

• woodenly adverb
• woodenness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wooden¹

First recorded in 1530–40; wood ¹ + -en ²

Example Sentences

He uses "only wooden stalls and atmospheric white lights that don't blink", with the stalls built in Germany and food and drink imported from there.

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“It was in the wooden structure that the council first met,” said Fairchild.

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The kitchen also follows the same aesthetic as the rest of the home and is adorned in wood cabinetry, a wooden island, and hand-hewn hickory flooring.

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Visible most clearly in folds at the corners, the paper is carefully affixed to the surface of a wooden form.

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I bought wooden cutting boards because I read that they were better for the blade.

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