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    woodenness
    /ˈwʊd(ə)nnəs/

    noun

    • 1. stiffness or awkwardness in movement or manner: "the woodenness of her high five"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › woodennessWoodenness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : made or consisting of wood. 2. : lacking ease or flexibility : awkwardly stiff. a wooden speech. a wooden performer. woodenly adverb. woodenness. ˈwu̇-dᵊn- (n)əs. noun. Did you know?

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › woodennessWoodenness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 18, 2024 · noun. the quality of being wooden and awkward. “he criticized the woodenness of the acting”. “there was a certain woodenness in his replies”. see more. see less. type of: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › woodennessWoodenness - definition of woodenness by The Free Dictionary

    Define woodenness. woodenness synonyms, woodenness pronunciation, woodenness translation, English dictionary definition of woodenness. adj. 1. Made or consisting of wood. 2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit: a wooden performance; a wooden smile. 3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly....

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › woodennesswoodenness - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of woodenness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › woodennesswoodenness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · woodenness (usually uncountable, plural woodennesses) The state of being wooden (often in a figurative sense).

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › woodennessWOODENNESS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for WOODENNESS: stiffness, indifference, unconcern, aloofness, blankness, deadness, coldness, detachment; Antonyms of WOODENNESS: emotion, feeling, sensibility, sympathy, pity, sensitivity, compassion, empathy

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › woodenness_nwoodenness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun woodenness is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for woodenness is from 1854, in the writing of Henry David Thoreau, author and naturalist. woodenness is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. glosbe.com › en › enwoodenness - English definition, grammar, pronunciation, synonyms...

    noun. the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies" more. Synonyms of "woodenness" in English dictionary. clumsiness, gracelessness, awkwardness are the top synonyms of "woodenness" in English thesaurus. clumsiness · gracelessness · awkwardness · stiffness.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › woodennessWOODEN Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    wood·en·ness, noun. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use wooden in a sentence. But it was a lack that sprang from callowness: a woodenness that was green, that was raw, that was inexperienced.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › woodennessWoodenness Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Woodenness definition: The state of being <a>wooden</a>.