Meaning

  1. Made of wood.
  2. (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

Translations

en bois

di legno

ξύλινος

de madera

de madeira

Holz-

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwʊdən/
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.

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