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Windowed vs Widowed - What's the difference?

windowed | widowed |

As adjectives the difference between windowed and widowed

is that windowed is fitted with windows (often of a particular kind) while widowed is whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.

As a verb widowed is

past tense of widow.

windowed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Fitted with windows (often of a particular kind).
    • a bow-windowed room
  • (computing, graphical user interface) Occupying only a part of the screen (in a window.)
    • This game can be played both in windowed mode and in full-screen mode.

    Antonyms

    * (fitted with windows) unwindowed, nonwindowed * (occupying a graphical window) full screen, nonwindowed

    widowed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.
    • "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride" (from the song " (1959))

    Verb

    (head)
  • (widow)