wooden

CEFRA2

/ˈwʊdn̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made of wood.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • I'd rather live in a wooden house.

  • It is the oldest wooden building in existence.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

More examples

In context

  • The hermit lived in a wooden hut.

  • On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.

  • a wooden boat

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Origin

adjective

PIE word *dwóh₁ From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.