wooden

Made from the hard material that forms the trunks and branches of trees.

• We sat on wooden chairs.
• He built a small wooden house.
• Stir the soup with a wooden spoon.

Common phrases: wooden floor, wooden chair, wooden spoon

Moving awkwardly or speaking without natural feeling or expression.

• His acting was wooden.
• She gave a wooden speech at the ceremony.
• The dancer’s wooden movements made the scene feel unnatural.

Similar words: stiff, awkward, expressionless

Opposites: natural, expressive

Common phrases: wooden acting, wooden performance, wooden delivery