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wizened
Wizened (adj) means Thin and covered in wrinkles, often through old age or illness.
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Thin and covered in wrinkles, often through old age or illness.
"In the simple fable about old age reconciling itself to memory and destiny, Mastroianni wears the wizened smile of a man who knows he is visiting his youth for the last time."
— Richard Corliss, Cannes: Best-Ever Film by a 101-Year-Old Man (2010)
"He was old, too, wizened with age, and the hair on his face was gray."
— Jack London (1907)
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Etymology
From wizen + -ed. Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną. Cognate with Icelandic visna.
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Rhymes for wizened
opened
saddened
awakened
unopened
hardened
darkened
softened
sickened
weakened
burdened
loosened
flattened
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of wizened?
"wizened" (adj) means thin and covered in wrinkles, often through old age or illness.
What is another word for wizened?
Other words for "wizened" include shrunken, wizen, shrivelled, withered, shriveled.
What is the opposite of wizened?
The opposite of "wizened" is swollen.
