wooden
//ˈwʊdn̩//
Forms
- Comparative
- more wooden
- Superlative
- most wooden
Definitions
1.Made of wood.
- On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.
2.As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3302
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Word family
Etymology
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.