woodenness

/ˈwʊdənnəs/ noun

The state of being wooden (often in a figurative sense).

Word Origin Built from 'wood' plus the adjective suffix '-en' (made of) and the noun suffix '-ness' (state of), so it literally means 'the state of being made of wood.' The root 'wood' goes back to Old English 'wudu', which meant both 'tree' and 'forest' — you can almost see the whole forest in that one syllable. The same root gives us 'woody' (full of trees), 'woodland,' and even 'woodpecker.' The PIE root *widhu- is the ancient word for wood, and it's been with us for millennia.

noun The state of being wooden (often in a figurative sense). countable

The actor's woodenness in the emotional scene made his performance unconvincing.

(名词) 呆板;僵硬;木讷 【呆板状态】

演员在情感戏中的呆板表现使他的表演缺乏说服力。

(sustantivo) rigidez; inexpresividad; frialdad; falta de naturalidad; tiesura [La cualidad de ser rígido o sin vida (a menudo en sentido figurado).]

La rigidez del actor en la escena emotiva hizo que su interpretación no resultara convincente.

(nom) raideur; manque de naturel; rigidité; manque d'expression [Manque de naturel ou d'expressivité, comme une personne raide et sans émotion.]

La **raideur** de l'acteur dans cette scène émouvante a rendu sa performance peu convaincante.

(Substantiv) Steifheit; Unbeholfenheit [Der Zustand, steif, unnatürlich oder ausdruckslos zu wirken, besonders im übertragenen Sinne (z. B. bei Bewegungen oder Darbietungen).]

Die **woodenness** des Schauspielers in der emotionalen Szene machte seine Darstellung unglaubwürdig.

(名詞) 木のように硬く柔軟性のない状態(比喩的に、ぎこちなく感情の欠けた状態として用いられる)。

感情的な場面での俳優のぎこちなく硬質な演技が、彼のパフォーマンスを説得力のないものにした。

(substantivo) rigidez; embotamento; falta de naturalidade [O estado de ser madeirento (frequentemente em sentido figurado).]

A falta de expressão do ator na cena emocional tornou sua performance pouco convincente.

Word parts: wood + en + ness

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