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withered |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wither 1 of 2 senses of wither Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wither 1 of 2 senses of wither Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Entailment of verb wither Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wither 2 senses of wither Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 fade, wither => disappear, vanish, go away Familiarity of verb wither wither used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wither Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 fade, wither => disappear, vanish, go away -------------- Overview of verb wither The verb wither has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. fade, wither -- (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading") Overview of adj withered The adj withered has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 2. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered -- ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines") Antonyms of adj withered 2 senses of withered Sense 1 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat Sense 2 dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet Similarity of adj withered 2 senses of withered Sense 1 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened => thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 2 dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered => dry (vs. wet) Attributes of adj withered Familiarity of adj withered withered used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj withered withered Overview of verb wither The verb wither has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. fade, wither -- (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading") Overview of adj withered The adj withered has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 2. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered -- ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines")
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