adj
wooden
WUUDN
adj
1
Made of wood.
"They sat around an old wooden table in the kitchen."
2
Stiff, awkward, or lacking natural expression, as if unable to move or emote freely.
"His acting felt wooden, with flat delivery and stiff gestures."
How to Use Wooden
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally made from wood, or figuratively stiff and unnatural in movement or performance.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
a wooden spoon
a wooden performance
wooden floor
Word Forms
more wooden comparative, Woodens plural, most wooden superlative
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Etymology
From "wood" plus "-en," replacing the older Middle English word "treen" for "made of wood."