wizen
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illnessWizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
» The old man had a wizened face.
Meaning
1 sensesWizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
висохлийvysoxlyj, зморщенийzmorščenyj
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Examples
2 sentencesThe old man had a wizened face.
The wizened, old sorcerer took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew about magic.
deDer runzlige, alte Hexenmeister nahm mich unter seine Fittiche und brachte mir alles bei, was er über Magie wusste. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-WestInherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-West Germanic *wisnōn, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōną, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to consume”). Cognate with Icelandic visna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (frawisan, “to squander through feasting”).
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Forms
more wizen, most wizen| Comparative | more wizen Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wizen Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness:shriveledshrivelledshrunkenwitheredwizened
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form