wizened
gb/wˈaɪzənd/ us/wˈaɪzənd/
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Anglais
aszott, összeaszott, fonnyadt
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LITERARY
1
aszott
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Schéma d’usage :
a wizened [person]; [someone]'s wizened face
His wizened face made him look much older than sixty.
Aszott arca miatt jóval idősebbnek látszott hatvannál.
A wizened old woman sat by the window, watching the street in silence.
Egy aszott öregasszony ült az ablaknál, és némán figyelte az utcát.
Up close, you could see the wizened lines around his eyes.
Exemples pédagogiques
The old man had a wizened face.
Az öregembernek aszott arca volt.
Her hands looked wizened with age.
A keze az öregségtől aszottnak látszott.
Erreur fréquente :
Not related to wizard; it describes an aged, wrinkled appearance.
Sens
wrinkled and shrunken with age
Collocations
wizened face
|wizened old man
|wizened woman
|wizened features
|wizened hands
|wizened smile
|wizened expression
|wizened figure
|wizened skin
|wizened elder
Synonymes
wrinkled (More general; does not always suggest shrunken skin.)
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shriveled (Stronger sense of being dried up or shrunken.)
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weathered (Suggests exposure to sun/wind and a tough look, not just age.)
Antonymes
smooth (Not wrinkled.)
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youthful (Having the look of youth rather than age.)
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plump (Not shrunken; fuller in shape.)
Thèmes
appearance
|age
|people
Définition
Looking old and wrinkled, with skin that seems shrunken.
Wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of old age.
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LITERARY
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összeaszott
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fonnyadt
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Schéma d’usage :
a wizened [fruit]; wizened [skin/hands]
The fruit in the bowl had gone wizened in the dry air.
A tálban lévő gyümölcs a száraz levegőben összeaszott.
After a day in the sun, the leaves looked wizened and brittle.
Miután egész nap a napon voltak, a levelek fonnyadtnak és törékenynek tűntek.
His fingertips were wizened from hours in the pool.
Exemples pédagogiques
The apple became wizened.
Az alma összeaszott.
My skin looks wizened when it is very dry.
A bőröm összeaszottnak tűnik, amikor nagyon száraz.
Erreur fréquente :
Often used for people; for things, it usually implies drying out or shrinking.
Sens
dried up and shriveled in shape
Collocations
wizened apple
|wizened pear
|wizened grapes
|wizened leaves
|wizened skin
|wizened fingertips
|wizened by the sun
|wizened from the cold
Synonymes
shrunken (Neutral; focuses on becoming smaller.)
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shrivelled (BrE spelling; strongly suggests drying out.)
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dried-up (More direct and literal; less literary.)
Antonymes
fresh (Not dried out.)
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juicy (Full of moisture rather than dried.)
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unwrinkled (Not covered in wrinkles.)
Thèmes
appearance
|nature
|food
Définition
Small and wrinkled because it has dried out.
Dried up and shrunken, often from loss of moisture or exposure to heat, cold, or wind.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
wizened
API
GB/wˈaɪzənd/
US/wˈaɪzənd/
Syllabes et accentuation
wizened (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (wizened)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: wizened
Expressions
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