Wizen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪzən/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪzən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪzən/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪzən/.

Examples

the old woman's shriveled skin
he looked shriveled and ill
a shrunken old man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shriveled shrunken shrivelled withered wizened

Parts of Speech

adjective

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

“the old woman's shriveled skin”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zauberer

mager und faltig durch Schrumpfung aufgrund von Alter oder Krankheit; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇫🇷French

fané

maigre et ridé par rétrécissement dû à l'âge ou à la maladie; ; ; ; -W.F. Starkie

🇮🇹Italian

avvizzito

magro e rugoso per restringimento come per età o malattia; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇳🇱Dutch

verdroogd

mager en gerimpeld door krimp als gevolg van leeftijd of ziekte; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇷🇺Russian

высохнуть

худой и морщинистый от старости или болезни; ; ; ; -В.Ф.Старки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विज़ेन

उम्र या बीमारी के कारण सिकुड़न के कारण दुबला और झुर्रीदार; ; ; ; -डब्ल्यू.एफ.स्टार्की

🇧🇩Bengali

উইজেন

বয়স বা অসুস্থতার কারণে সঙ্কুচিত এবং কুঁচকে যাওয়া; ; ; ; -ডব্লিউএফ স্টারকি

🇮🇳Marathi

विझेन

दुबळे आणि सुरकुत्या वय किंवा आजाराप्रमाणे संकोचनाने; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિઝેન

ઉંમર અથવા માંદગીની જેમ સંકોચન દ્વારા દુર્બળ અને કરચલીઓ; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干瘪

由于年龄或疾病造成的收缩而变得瘦削和皱纹； ; ; ; ——W·F·斯塔基

🇯🇵Japanese

ウィゼン

加齢や病気による縮みで痩せていてしわが寄っている。 ; ; ; -W.F.スターキー

🇰🇷Korean

시든

나이나 질병으로 인한 수축으로 인해 마르고 주름이 집니다. ; ; ; -W.F.스타키

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhăn nheo

gầy và nhăn nheo do tuổi tác hoặc bệnh tật; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇹🇭Thai

ไวเซน

ผอมเพรียวเหี่ยวย่นตามอายุหรือความเจ็บป่วย ; ; ; -W.F.สตาร์กี้

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبل

هزيل ومتجعد بسبب الانكماش بسبب التقدم في السن أو المرض؛ ; ; ; -دبليو إف ستاركي

🇮🇷Persian

ویزن

لاغر و چروکیده شده در اثر چروک شدن از سن یا بیماری. ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇹🇷Turkish

pörsümüş

yaş veya hastalıktan dolayı küçülme nedeniyle zayıf ve buruşmuş; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתכווץ

רזה ומקומט בגלל הצטמקות מגיל או מחלה; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wizen'?

The primary meaning of 'wizen' is 'lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie'.

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Using 'wizen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wizen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wizen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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