nonwoody

N1O1N1W4O1O1D2Y4

adjective

Not woody.

Similar
herbaceouspulpysquashy
Opposite
woody
OriginEnglish woody ← Middle English wode ← Old English wudu →
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Meanings

adjectivenonwoody (not comparable)

alternative non-woody

  1. not comparableNot woody.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot woody; not consisting of or resembling wood

Similar
herbaceouspulpysquashy
Opposite
woody
Also see
herbaceouspulpysquashy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  19. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  20. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  21. Old Englishwidu
  22. Old Englishwudu
  23. Middle Englishwode
  24. Englishwood
  25. Englishwoody
  26. Englishnonwoody

From non- + woody.

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APA

nonwoody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwoody

MLA

“nonwoody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwoody. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonwoody,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwoody.

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