oaken C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈoʊkən/ UK /ˈəʊkən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj made of or resembling oak They gathered around the heavy oaken table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · made of or resembling oak wooden Word family Related forms oak Etymology AI details From Old English ācen ('of oak'), from āc ('oak') plus the adjectival suffix -en denoting material. ācen Old English āc Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oaken **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊkən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊkən/ ## Meanings 1. made of or resembling oak ## Examples - They gathered around the heavy oaken table. ## Synonyms - wooden ## Related Forms - oak ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ācen - Root: āc ## Etymology From Old English ācen ('of oak'), from āc ('oak') plus the adjectival suffix -en denoting material. ## AI Etymology Oaken is from Old English ācen ('of oak'), from āc ('oak') plus the adjectival suffix -en denoting material. Important recorded forms include ācen (Old English) and āc (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers made of or resembling oak. The wider family includes related words such as oak. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown