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Wooden: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Usage Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：made of wood (wooden)

wooden 🔊

/ˈwʊdən/

adj.

made of wood, not from metal, plastic, or other materials.

Wooden table and chair with visible wood grain in sunlight

made of wood 🔊

➕

/meɪd əv wʊd/

adj.

Describes something that is constructed or composed of wood, as opposed to other materials like metal, plastic, or glass.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'wood' + '-en' (adjective suffix meaning 'made of' or 'like').

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'wooden' toy: it's made of 'wood' plus an 'en' to show it's made of that material.

📖 Example

The child spent the afternoon building a wooden castle with his new set of blocks. 🔊 The child used his new block set to construct a castle made of wood during the afternoon.

🔗 Collocations

wooden table – a table made of wood

wooden floor – a floor made of wooden planks

wooden house – a house built primarily from wood

🔄 Synonyms

timber (adj.) – made of timber, often used for large structural pieces

ligneous (adj.) – resembling or consisting of wood; woody

of wood (phrase) – consisting of or made from wood

🚫 Antonyms

metal (adj.) – made of metal

plastic (adj.) – made of plastic

glass (adj.) – made of glass

🌱 Derivatives

woodenly (adv.) – in a manner that is stiff or like wood

woodenness (n.) – the quality of being made of wood or being stiff

📖 Cultural Story

Old English 'wuden' derived from 'wudu' (wood). The suffix '-en' was commonly used in Old English to form adjectives denoting material, like 'golden' or 'silken'.

Meaning 2：stiff and unnatural (wooden)

wooden 🔊

/ˈwʊdən/

adj.

used to describe a person's movements or performance that is stiff and unnatural.

Stiff person giving speech on stage with blank expression

stiff and unnatural 🔊

➕

/stɪf ənd ʌnˈnætʃərəl/

adj.

Describes a person's movements, performance, or expression that lack fluidity, grace, or naturalness, often due to nervousness or lack of skill.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

In his first stage performance, he was so nervous that his movements were wooden and his smile looked forced. 🔊 During his debut on stage, his actions were stiff and unnatural, and his smile appeared forced because of extreme nervousness.

🔗 Collocations

wooden performance – a performance that is stiff and lacking emotion

wooden expression – a facial expression that is fixed and unnatural

wooden acting – acting that is rigid and unconvincing

🔄 Synonyms

stiff (adj.) – not easily bent or moved; lacking natural ease

rigid (adj.) – unable to bend or be forced out of shape; inflexible

unnatural (adj.) – not in accordance with nature; artificial or forced

🚫 Antonyms

natural (adj.) – relaxed and unaffected; not artificial

fluid (adj.) – smooth and graceful in movement

graceful (adj.) – showing elegance and ease of movement

🌱 Derivatives

woodenly (adv.) – in a stiff, unnatural manner

woodenness (n.) – the quality of being stiff and unnatural