hewn

H4E1W4N1
/hjuːn/

adjective

Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

Similar
hewedhand-hewncut
Opposite
unhewn
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Meanings

adjectivehewn (comparative more hewn, superlative most hewn)

comparative more hewn · superlative most hewn

  1. Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

    Antonyms: unhewn

  2. Having been cut or mown down.
verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of hew

    Synonyms: hewed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMade or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

Opposite
unhewn

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

Similar
hand-hewncut
Also see
cut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Morphologically hew + -n.

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Translations

Esperanto elhakita
  • elhakitamade or crafted by cutting
French taillé, coupé
  • taillémade or crafted by cutting
  • coupémade or crafted by cutting

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hewn

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Anagrams

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APA

hewn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hewn

MLA

“hewn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hewn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hewn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hewn.

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