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Withered vs Weathered - What's the difference?

withered | weathered |

As adjectives the difference between withered and weathered

is that withered is shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water while weathered is worn by weather; as of rocks, stone, etc.

As verbs the difference between withered and weathered

is that withered is (wither) while weathered is (weather).

withered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
  • *
  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, withon one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wither)

    • weathered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • worn by weather; as of rocks, stone, etc.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (weather)