wilted

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adjective

Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

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Meanings

adjectivewilted (comparative more wilted, superlative most wilted)

comparative more wilted · superlative most wilted

  1. Drooping, typically due to lack of water.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of wilt

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease

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lax

adjectivewithout energy or will

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limpweak
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limp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wilt + -ed.

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Translations

Dutch verwelkt
  • verwelkt(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
German verwelkt, welk
  • verwelkt(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • welk(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Hungarian hervadt
  • hervadt(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Icelandic visinn
  • visinn(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Irish sleabhctha
  • sleabhctha(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Russian увядший, завянувший
  • увядший (uvjadšij)(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • завянувший (zavjanuvšij)(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Spanish marchito, chuchurrío
  • marchito(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
  • chuchurrío(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Swedish vissen
  • vissen(of plants) drooping due to lack of water
Cite this entry
APA

wilted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilted

MLA

“wilted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wilted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilted.

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