woodenness (noun)

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• woodenness — wooden ► ADJECTIVE 1) made of wood. 2) resembling or characteristic of wood. 3) stiff and awkward. DERIVATIVES woodenly adverb woodenness noun …   English terms dictionary

• woodenness — noun the quality of being wooden and awkward he criticized the woodenness of the acting there was a certain woodenness in his replies • Derivationally related forms: ↑wooden • Hypernyms: ↑awkwardness, ↑clumsiness, ↑gracelessness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• woodenness — noun see wooden …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• woodenness — noun The state of being wooden …   Wiktionary

• wooden — adjective Date: 1538 1. made or consisting of wood 2. lacking ease or flexibility ; awkwardly stiff < a wooden speech > < a wooden performer > • woodenly adverb • woodenness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wooden — adjective 1》 made of wood.     ↘like or characteristic of wood: a dull wooden sound. 2》 stiff and awkward. Derivatives woodenly adverb woodenness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• wooden — / wUdn/ adjective 1 made of wood: a wooden bench 2 not showing enough expression, emotion, or movement, especially when performing in public: a rather wooden performance woodenly adverb woodenness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wooden — /ˈwʊdn / (say woodn) adjective 1. consisting or made of wood. 2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward. 3. without spirit or animation: a wooden stare. 4. dull or stupid: wooden wits. 5. (of a sound) as if issuing from a hollow wooden object when struck. 6 …  

• wooden — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made of wood. 2) resembling or characteristic of wood. 3) stiff and awkward. DERIVATIVES woodenly adverb woodenness noun …   English terms dictionary

• woodenly — wooden ► ADJECTIVE 1) made of wood. 2) resembling or characteristic of wood. 3) stiff and awkward. DERIVATIVES woodenly adverb woodenness noun …   English terms dictionary

• awkwardness — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary