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    Wood·en·ness
    /ˈwo͝od(ə)nnəs/

    noun

    • 1. stiffness or awkwardness in movement or manner: "the woodenness of her high five"
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  3. 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?

  4. May 21, 2024 · Definitions of woodenness. 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.

  5. woodenness. behaviour or speech that does not show enough natural expression, emotion or movement synonym stiffness (2) Definition of woodenness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. 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....

  7. noun. Definition of woodenness. as in stiffness. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. stiffness. indifference. unconcern. aloofness. blankness. deadness. coldness. detachment. obduracy. vacancy. imperturbability. heartlessness. callousness. hardness. impassivity. bloodlessness. impassiveness. coolness. emptiness. insensitivity. callosity. numbness.

  8. 1. First recorded in 1530–40; wood 1 + -en 2. Other words for wooden. 3. expressionless, vacant, lifeless, impassive. See synonyms for wooden on Thesaurus.com. Other words from wooden. wood·en·ly, adverb. wood·en·ness, noun. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024.

  9. Aug 31, 2023 · woodenness (usually uncountable, plural woodennesses) The state of being wooden ( often in a figurative sense ). Categories: English terms suffixed with -ness. English lemmas.

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