wooden

adj

Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.

1. Made of wood.

   “a wooden boat”

   “On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.”

2. As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

   “wooden acting”

name

1. A surname.