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wilted

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 L T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of wilt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not firm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • wilted lettuce

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: limp

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wilt + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: verwelkt — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • German: verwelkt — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • German: welk — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Hungarian: hervadt — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Icelandic: visinn — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Irish: sleabhctha — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Old Irish: crín — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Plautdietsch: walkj — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Russian: увядший (uvjadšij) — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Russian: завянувший (zavjanuvšij) — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Spanish: marchito — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Spanish: chuchurrío — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Swedish: vissen — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • Volapük: fainik — (of plants) drooping due to lack of water