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Woolly vs Woolen - What's the difference?

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Woolen is a related term of woolly.



As adjectives the difference between woolly and woolen

is that woolly is made of wool while woolen is made of wool.

As nouns the difference between woolly and woolen

is that woolly is a sweater or similar garment made of wool while woolen is an item of clothing made from wool.

woolly

English

Alternative forms

* wooly

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(er)
  • Made of wool.
    • Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
  • Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
    • woolly hair
  • (figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
    • That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
  • (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
  • (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
  • * Shakespeare
    • woolly breeders
    Derived terms
    * woolly hat * woolly-headed, wooly-headed * woolly-minded (British) and (US), wooly-minded (US)

    Noun

    (woollies)
  • (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool

    • Etymology 2

    From (woolyback).

    Noun

    (woollies)
  • (Liverpool, pejorative) Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

    • woolen

    English

    Alternative forms

    * woollen (UK ) * wollen

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (US) Made of wool.
  • (US) Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
    • woolen''' manufactures; a '''woolen''' mill; a '''woolen draper

    Derived terms

    * wool

    Related terms

    * wooly (US''), woolly (''UK )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item of clothing made from wool
    • Put all the woolens in this basket.