Adjectives that start with W

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.

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W is for Warm

Something is warm if it isn't too hot and it isn't cold either. The cat in the picture is warm and snug in the man's jacket.

W is for Warped

Warped means that something has been deformed or damaged due to weather, temperature or force.

W is for Waterproof

Something is waterproof if water cannot pass through it or soak into it. The raincoat in the picture is waterproof.

W is for Watertight

Something is watertight if it can hold a liquid like water without losing any of it.
Common things that are watertight include boats, buckets, cups and bottles.

W is for Weak

Weak means that something or someone is lacking strength, health, or energy/a>. If you're sick, you might feel weak.

W is for Wealthy

Wealthy is another word for rich. If you're wealthy, you have a lot of money.

W is for Weathered

Something is weathered if it has been damaged by long-term exposure to the weather.

W is for Weird

Weird describes something or someone that is strange or unusual.

W is for Wet

Something is wet if it is covered with a liquid, like water. When you come out of a shower or bath or if you get caught in the rain, you are wet. If you are very, very wet, you are soaked. The opposite of wet is dry.

W is for Wholesome

Wholesome is another word for healthy. Wholesome food is good for your body.

W is for Wide

Something is wide if there is a long distance from one side of it to the other. The river in the picture is wide. The opposite of wide is narrow.

W is for Widespread

Widespread means that something is covering a large area. Weather patterns such as flooding are often widespread.

W is for Wild

Something is wild if people haven't changed it to suit their own needs. Wild animals and plants live or grow anywhere they are able, and don't rely on people to feed them and look after them. The opposite of wild is domesticated. Wild versions of household flowers, fruits and vegetables generally have much smaller fruits or flowers than their domestic varieties.

W is for Wilted

Something is wilted if it becomes soft and droops downward. Cut flowers in a vase or plants growing in the ground will wilt if they do not get enough water. Some plants will wilt in the heat even if they have enough water, as the heat is just too much for them.

W is for Windswept

Windswept describes something that has been damaged or changed by strong winds.

W is for Winged

Winged means something that has wings, or looks like it has wings. The picture is of some winged seed pods.

W is for Wonderful

Wonderful describes something that is very good, pleasant, beautiful, or fun.

W is for Wooden

Something is wooden if it made of wood. The picture is of a wooden doll.
You might also be called wooden if your movements are very stiff, as if you were made of wood.

W is for Worn

Something is worn if it has been damaged but not to the point of being broken by being used over a long time. The steps in the photo have been worn from many years of people walking on them.
Worn is also the past tense of wear.

W is for Worried

You are worried when you have been thinking about something a lot, and it is keeping you from being happy. People can be worried about not having enough money, or a job interview, or how they have gone in an exam they just took.