wilt B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /wɪlt/ UK /wɪlt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to become limp or drooping, often due to lack of water or vitality The flowers began to wilt in the heat. 2 verb to lose strength, energy, or confidence He started to wilt under the pressure of the competition. 3 noun a plant's drooping or limp condition The plant showed signs of wilt after days without water. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to become limp or drooping,... withersagdroopshrivelfade 2 verb · to lose strength, energy,... tireflaglanguishweakenfade 3 noun · a plant's drooping or limp... droopsagwitheringlimpness ↔ Opposites flourishthriveperk uprevive Common collocations wilt disease Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Proto-Germanic *weljan (to wither), via Old English and Middle English wilten (to lose freshness); modern English wilt means to become limp or droop. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wilt **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /wɪlt/ **IPA (UK):** /wɪlt/ ## Meanings 1. to become limp or drooping, often due to lack of water or vitality 2. to lose strength, energy, or confidence 3. a plant's drooping or limp condition ## Examples - The flowers began to wilt in the heat. - He started to wilt under the pressure of the competition. - The plant showed signs of wilt after days without water. ## Synonyms - wither - sag - droop - shrivel - fade - tire - flag - languish - weaken - limpness ## Antonyms - flourish - thrive - perk up - revive ## Etymology From Proto-Germanic *weljan (to wither), via Old English and Middle English wilten (to lose freshness); modern English wilt means to become limp or droop. ## AI Etymology Wilt comes from Proto-Germanic *weljan (to wither), via Old English and Middle English wilten (to lose freshness); modern English wilt means to become limp or droop. In current use it is a verb and noun meaning "to become limp or drooping, often due to lack of water or vitality". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown