wooden
/ˈwʊdn̩/ adjective, proper noun
Forms Woodens wodden
- adjective Made of wood. “a wooden boat”
- adjective (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion. “wooden acting”
- proper noun A surname.
Etymology
From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.
- adjective Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “wooden”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details