woodenness
- noun
- /ˈwʊdnəs/
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- On the Lower East Side, as in Picasso's picture, however, the woodenness of the women's stances and their faces' masklike stolidity suggest that they know they are party to a tiresome artifice.
Examples
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Despite his intelligence, his woodenness in social situations often made him seem unfriendly and distant.
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In his cell at night, the protagonist notes a sensation wherein his leg is "spreading," "its woodenness" slowly extending throughout my whole body, a dry timber poison killing me inch by inch.
Academic text (2017) -
Many people criticized the actor's woodenness during his performance, saying he lacked emotional depth.
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Her woodenness in delivering the speech made it difficult for the audience to connect with her message.
Synonyms
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3.3
Lack of smooth, graceful movement or behavior that looks awkward
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4.9
An awkward way of moving or speaking that shows nervousness
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3.6
Lack of skill or grace when moving, often causing trips
A stiff way of acting without emotion that looks unnatural
A stiff, awkward way of acting without showing emotion
Formal, stiff language that lacks feeling
A way of speaking or acting that sounds stiff and unnatural
Clumsy movement or posture that looks uncomfortable
Lack of grace in movement or posture that looks clumsy
Antonyms
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woodenness comes from the simple word wood and from wooden, which means 'like wood' or 'stiff'. So woodenness means being 'stiff' or awkward, as if someone moves like a piece of wood.