woolen

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled wollens and woollen

US /ˈwʊlən/ See IPA manual

Freq #42663

Meanings

1

adj
made of wool or relating to wool

He wore a woolen coat against the cold.
2

noun
cloth or clothing made from wool

The shop sold heavy woolens for winter.

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Synonyms

2 noun · cloth or clothing made from... wool

Word family

Derived forms wool

Related forms woollywooly

Etymology

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

*h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European wollen Middle English wyllen Old English *wullīnaz Proto-Germanic

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# woolen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwʊlən/
**Frequency rank:** 42663

## Meanings
1. made of wool or relating to wool
2. cloth or clothing made from wool

## Examples
- He wore a woolen coat against the cold.
- The shop sold heavy woolens for winter.

## Synonyms
- wool

## Derived Forms
- wool

## Related Forms
- woolly
- wooly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂welh₁-
- Root: wollen
- Root: wyllen
- Root: *wullīnaz

## Etymology
From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

## AI Etymology
woolen is an adjective/noun meaning made of wool or relating to wool. From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool + -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian Bokmål ullen (“fuzzy; woolen”).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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