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Wizen
/ˈwɪzən/
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
📖 Definitions of "Wizen"
verb
- 1
To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
adjective
- 1
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
🔄 Synonyms of "Wizen"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| leanverb | (intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| thinverb | Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt. |
| withered | Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water. |
| wizened | Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. |
| shriveled | Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. |
| shrunken | Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled. |
| shrivelled | Collapsed in size. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wizen"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| withered | Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water. |
| shriveled | Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. |
| shrivelled | Collapsed in size. |
| shrunken | Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled. |
| thinverb | Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt. |
| leanverb | (intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| shrivelverb | (intransitive) To become wrinkled. |
| weazennoun | An old person. |
| weazened | Withered and wrinkled. |
| wizzled | (US, regional) wizened |
| wearish | (obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble. |
| weazeny | (archaic, colloquial) Somewhat weazen; shrivelled. |
| wurlynoun | (chiefly South Australia) Alternative spelling of wurley. [(chiefly South Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.] |
| dried up | Dry; having run out of water or liquid. |
| wrinkly | Having wrinkles. |
| wurlienoun | (Scotland) gnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled. |
| wrinkledy | (colloquial) wrinkled; wrinkly |
| withery | Somewhat withered. |
| decrepit | Weakened or worn out from age or wear. |
| bewrinkled | Filled with or characterised by wrinkles. |
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