adj
Meaning 1
Covered in woods; wooded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sylvan, woodsy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
woody
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwʊdi/
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rhymes with -ʊdi
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homophone: woodie
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homophone: woody
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CMU ARPABET: W UH1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Consisting of wood; resembling wood in appearance or texture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Belonging to the woods; sylvan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 4
Non-herbaceous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
- Subshrubs, shrubs, trees and lianas are all woody plants.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Lignified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
- the woody parts of a plant
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 6
A diminutive of the male given name Woodrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of woodie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 8
A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 9
An erect penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, vulgar
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 10
made of or containing or resembling wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- woody plants
- perennial herbs with woody stems
- a woody taste
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonwoody
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
abounding in trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an arboreous landscape
- violets in woodsy shady spots
- a woody area near the highway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English woodi, wody, wodi, equivalent to wood + -y.
Clipping of Woodrow + -y.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h1)wéydh(h1)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English woody From wood + -y (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Southern Altai: агашту (agaštu) — covered in woods
- Breton: koadek — covered in woods
- Bulgarian: горист (gorist) — covered in woods
- French: boisé — covered in woods
- Galician: boscoso — covered in woods
- German: bewaldet — covered in woods
- German: waldig — covered in woods
- Hungarian: erdős — covered in woods
- Italian: boscoso — covered in woods
- Kyrgyz: токойлуу (tokoyluu) — covered in woods
- Latvian: mežains — covered in woods
- Polish: lesisty — covered in woods
- Spanish: boscoso — covered in woods
- Swedish: skogsbeklädd — covered in woods
- Welsh: coediog — covered in woods
- Breton: koadek — non-herbaceous
- Bulgarian: дървен (dǎrven) — non-herbaceous
- Catalan: llenyós — non-herbaceous
- Czech: dřevnatý — non-herbaceous
- Dutch: houtig — non-herbaceous
- Finnish: puuvartinen — non-herbaceous
- French: ligneux — non-herbaceous
- Galician: leñoso — non-herbaceous
- German: holzig — non-herbaceous
- Hungarian: fás — non-herbaceous
- Hungarian: fás szárú — non-herbaceous
- Irish: adhmadach — non-herbaceous
- Polish: drzewiasty — non-herbaceous
- Portuguese: lenhoso — non-herbaceous
- Spanish: leñoso — non-herbaceous
- Swedish: vedartad — non-herbaceous
- Welsh: prennaidd — non-herbaceous
- Finnish: puu- — lignified
- Finnish: puinen — lignified
- Galician: leñoso — lignified
- German: verholzt — lignified
- Irish: adhmadach — lignified
- Portuguese: lenhoso — lignified
- Welsh: coedaidd — lignified
Real reading context