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adjective
- 1. shrivelled or wrinkled with age: "a wizened, weather-beaten old man"
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WIZENED definition: 1. small and having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age: 2. small and having…. Learn more.
verb. wiz· en ˈwi-zᵊn. also. ˈwē- wizened; wizening. ˈwiz-niŋ, also ˈwēz-; ˈwi-zᵊn-iŋ. also ˈwē- Synonyms of wizen. intransitive verb. : to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality. transitive verb. : to cause to wizen. a face wizened by age. wizen. 2 of 2. adjective. : that is wizened.
The verb wizen has fallen out of usage, but the past participle, wizened, continues to function as an adjective meaning wrinkled and shrunken with age or disease. You will see lots of elderly, wizened faces at the park feeding the birds and watching the children play.
WIZENED meaning: 1. small and having dry skin with lines in it, especially because of old age: 2. small and having…. Learn more.
Wizened definition: withered; shriveled. See examples of WIZENED used in a sentence.
Definition of wizened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A wizened person is old and has a lot of lines on their skin. ...a little wizened old fellow with no teeth. Synonyms: wrinkled, lined, worn, withered More Synonyms of wizened. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Wizen definition: to wither; shrivel; dry up.. See examples of WIZEN used in a sentence.
Definitions of wizen. adjective. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizened. lean, thin. lacking excess flesh.
3 meanings: 1. to make or become shrivelled 2. → a variant of wizened → an archaic word for weasand.... Click for more definitions.
