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weathered

weathered

12 4.2
Worn and rough after being outside a long time
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɛðərd/
translation icon : desgastado
  • The group rushes after Jiri, who is standing outside a weathered wooden shack.
  • a weathered face
  • weathered soils

So my hands are starting to look old and weathered, baby, and I don't like it.

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Examples

  • In the photograph, she sits on a weathered wooden chair, staring directly into the camera.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The house was old and weathered, nearly paintless; the upstairs windows looked down blankly.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Would he notice my weathered hands?

  • So my hands are starting to look old and weathered, baby, and I don't like it.

  • The doctor is in his early fifties and has a weathered, tired look to him.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The farm was a series of ramshackle wood buildings, all a weathered gray tone.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The woman stared hopefully into the ancient cowboy's weathered face.

  • We can make out three figures casting long shadows across the weathered stone steps at the cathedral's entrance.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The chiseled lines of his weathered face, reflected in the flickers of firelight, showed his unease.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The old barn had a weathered appearance, showing signs of years of rain and sun.

Synonyms

worn
vsweathered
4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

refers specifically to change caused by long outdoor exposure
weather-beaten
vsweathered
3 6.6

Having a rough, worn look after being outdoors in sun or wind

is similar but used for surfaces generally exposed to the elements
weatherworn
vsweathered
7.2

Made rough and faded by being in the sun, rain and wind for a long time

is the same meaning expressed as an alternate form
storm-beaten
vsweathered
7.4

A thing damaged and worn by storms

is broader, covering long exposure to the elements not only extremes
patinaed
vsweathered
8.7

A thin, often greenish layer on metal that shows age

focuses on general surface change from long outdoor exposure
eroded
vsweathered
3.9

Worn away over time by wind, water or ice

means appearance altered by long exposure without material removal

Antonyms

new
1.0

In original condition and never used before

How Weathered

eroded
3.9
weathered
12 4.2
worn
4 2.1

Surface Forms

weathered positive

Morphology

weathered = weather (transparent) = weather + ed

Formed from the verb 'weather' + '-ed' (past participle/adjectival), indicating affected by the weather; learners can infer this from 'weather'.

Etymology

The word weathered comes from weather, an old word for wind, rain and sun, plus -ed, so it literally means 'worn by the weather'. That's why a weathered wall or face looks old and worn after a long time outside.