wizenedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪznd/, U.S.

/ˈwɪzənd/,

/ˈwaɪzənd/,

/ˈwizənd/

Forms: 1500s wysnit, wysnyt, 1700s wissen'd, 1700s–1800s wizen'd, 1800s wiz(z)ened, wizzen'd, wizend, wizzent, wuzzent.

Etymology: originally Scots and north.: < wizen v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Of plants, foliage, wood, etc.: Dried up, withered, shrivelled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > withered or dry

withered1488

wizened1513

starven1546

faded1574

starved1578

flaccid1626

davereda1794

wilted1809

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid vii. Prol. 124 In heych wysnit treis, The soir gled quhislis loud.

1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 93 The antient Nations..Maun study closs..Aff a' the wissen'd Leaves of Spite to shake.

1721 A. Ramsay Ode to Mr. F—— 7 The Nags and Nowt hate wissen'd Strae.

1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 58 Their wizzent timbers stour'd like sneishin!

1853 N. Hawthorne Pomegranate Seeds in Tanglewood Tales 196 He set down the golden salver, with the wizened pomegranate upon it.

1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country ix The farmer had ceased to coax his wizened crops from the sterile soil.

1882 Garden 18 Mar. 183/3 There is some excuse for eating wizened Muscats.

a. Of persons or animals, their features, etc.: Shrunken and dried up, thin and shrivelled. †Also of the throat, parched.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] > parched (of throat)

wizened1513

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > shrunken

empty?c1400

withereda1500

wizened1728

weazen1765

wizen1786

weazened1842

weazeny1864

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > contracted into wrinkles

clungc1325

clinkery1398

hirpleda1400

clunged1495

wrinkled?1523

shrivelled1565

rivelled1601

puckered1606

rivelled1627

shrimped1638

truss1674

pursed1676

wizened1728

weazen1765

wizen1786

nirled1808

beshrivelled1821

weazened1842

weazeny1864

concertinaed1880

swivelled1898

scrunty1947

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. ii. 70 [The wild wolf's] wysnyt throt, havand of blude sic thrist, Gendris of lang fast sic ane appetyte.

1728 A. Ramsay Last Speech Miser in Poems II. iv The wissen'd beardless wights Wha herd the wives of eastern knights.

1786 R. Burns Poems 149 I'll light now, and dight now, His [sc. Pegasus's] sweaty, wizen'd hide.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 145 Wadna I set my ten talents in your wuzzent face for that very word?

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xxx. 518 A little wizened creature, with more wrinkles than hairs.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) x. 253 His..wizened face had a strong resemblance to the features of good-humoured goblins.

1903 G. Meredith Lett. (1912) II. 559 Your visit will give you a wizened old hen instead of the plump pullet you look for.

in combination.1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister xxxi I'll have a reckoning with the wizened-faced old rogue.

b. transferred.

1854 E. B. Browning Plea Ragged Schools London in E. B. Browning & R. Browning Two Poems 5 In God's liberal blue air Peter's dome itself looks wizened.

1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage I. xix. 209 Below the top bars of a wizened grate was a chilly fire.

1905 F. Treves Other Side of Lantern (1906) ii. xix. 123 A wizened old city hidden among the hills.

Derivatives

ˈwizenedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > state of having

leannessa1000

boninessa1398

macilence?a1425

meagreness?a1425

macies?a1450

meagrec1450

povertya1475

bareness1552

extenuation1576

poorness1577

gauntness1607

lankness1611

macilencya1631

spareness1648

emaceration1656

emaciation1662

skinniness1688

angularity1822

thinness1827

pinchedness1857

scrawniness1863

scragginess1865

wizenedness1887

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > contraction > into wrinkles > condition

wizenedness1887

1887 R. Kipling Bisara of Pooree in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 4 Mar. 3/3 It was his wizenedness and worthlessness that made him fall..in love with Miss Hollis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wizened
释义	wizenedadj. Brit. /ˈwɪznd/, U.S. /ˈwɪzənd/, /ˈwaɪzənd/, /ˈwizənd/ Forms: 1500s wysnit, wysnyt, 1700s wissen'd, 1700s–1800s wizen'd, 1800s wiz(z)ened, wizzen'd, wizend, wizzent, wuzzent. Etymology: originally Scots and north.: < wizen v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Of plants, foliage, wood, etc.: Dried up, withered, shrivelled. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > withered or dry withered1488 wizened1513 starven1546 faded1574 starved1578 flaccid1626 davereda1794 wilted1809 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid vii. Prol. 124 In heych wysnit treis, The soir gled quhislis loud. 1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 93 The antient Nations..Maun study closs..Aff a' the wissen'd Leaves of Spite to shake. 1721 A. Ramsay Ode to Mr. F—— 7 The Nags and Nowt hate wissen'd Strae. 1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 58 Their wizzent timbers stour'd like sneishin! 1853 N. Hawthorne Pomegranate Seeds in Tanglewood Tales 196 He set down the golden salver, with the wizened pomegranate upon it. 1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country ix The farmer had ceased to coax his wizened crops from the sterile soil. 1882 Garden 18 Mar. 183/3 There is some excuse for eating wizened Muscats. 2. a. Of persons or animals, their features, etc.: Shrunken and dried up, thin and shrivelled. †Also of the throat, parched. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] > parched (of throat) wizened1513 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > shrunken empty?c1400 withereda1500 wizened1728 weazen1765 wizen1786 weazened1842 weazeny1864 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > contracted into wrinkles clungc1325 clinkery1398 hirpleda1400 clunged1495 wrinkled?1523 shrivelled1565 rivelled1601 puckered1606 rivelled1627 shrimped1638 truss1674 pursed1676 wizened1728 weazen1765 wizen1786 nirled1808 beshrivelled1821 weazened1842 weazeny1864 concertinaed1880 swivelled1898 scrunty1947 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. ii. 70 [The wild wolf's] wysnyt throt, havand of blude sic thrist, Gendris of lang fast sic ane appetyte. 1728 A. Ramsay Last Speech Miser in Poems II. iv The wissen'd beardless wights Wha herd the wives of eastern knights. 1786 R. Burns Poems 149 I'll light now, and dight now, His [sc. Pegasus's] sweaty, wizen'd hide. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 145 Wadna I set my ten talents in your wuzzent face for that very word? 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xxx. 518 A little wizened creature, with more wrinkles than hairs. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) x. 253 His..wizened face had a strong resemblance to the features of good-humoured goblins. 1903 G. Meredith Lett. (1912) II. 559 Your visit will give you a wizened old hen instead of the plump pullet you look for. in combination.1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister xxxi I'll have a reckoning with the wizened-faced old rogue. b. transferred. Π 1854 E. B. Browning Plea Ragged Schools London in E. B. Browning & R. Browning Two Poems 5 In God's liberal blue air Peter's dome itself looks wizened. 1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage I. xix. 209 Below the top bars of a wizened grate was a chilly fire. 1905 F. Treves Other Side of Lantern (1906) ii. xix. 123 A wizened old city hidden among the hills. Derivatives ˈwizenedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > state of having leannessa1000 boninessa1398 macilence?a1425 meagreness?a1425 macies?a1450 meagrec1450 povertya1475 bareness1552 extenuation1576 poorness1577 gauntness1607 lankness1611 macilencya1631 spareness1648 emaceration1656 emaciation1662 skinniness1688 angularity1822 thinness1827 pinchedness1857 scrawniness1863 scragginess1865 wizenedness1887 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > contraction > into wrinkles > condition wizenedness1887 1887 R. Kipling Bisara of Pooree in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 4 Mar. 3/3 It was his wizenedness and worthlessness that made him fall..in love with Miss Hollis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1513
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