weathered
Aged by elements
Weathered describes something worn, changed, or aged by exposure to the elements.
Weathered wood has been bleached and roughened by sun, wind, and rain.
Weathered stone shows the erosion of centuries.
A weathered face bears the marks of time spent outdoors—lined and leathery.
Figuratively, weathered suggests having endured difficulty: a weathered veteran of political campaigns.
To have weathered something is to have survived it: They weathered the crisis.
Gradually degraded by elements
- wornDamaged by use
- abradedWorn away by rubbing
- corrodedEaten away chemically
- decayedBroken down organically
deteriorated · crumbling · disintegrated · stripped · sandblasted · sun-bleached · moss-grown · oxidized
Having surface fractures
- roughUneven in surface
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- leatheryResembling animal hide
- furrowedMarked with grooves
wrinkled · pitted · knotted · gritty · coarse · creased · porous · grainy
Surface film from aging
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- ancientVery old indeed
- time-wornEroded by age
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
historic · vintage · seasoned · mature · old · faded · mellowed · silvered
Covered with clinging crustaceans
sun-faded · teak · driftwood · maritime · seafaring · shipwrecked · mooring · rigging
eroded
Gradually degraded by elements
decayed · deteriorated · crumbling · disintegrated · stripped · sandblasted · sun-bleached · moss-grown · oxidized · rusted
cracked
Having surface fractures
furrowed · wrinkled · pitted · knotted · gritty · coarse · creased · porous · grainy · worn
patina
Surface film from aging
venerable · historic · vintage · seasoned · mature · old · faded · mellowed · silvered · grayed
barnacled
Covered with clinging crustaceans
tarred · sun-faded · teak · driftwood · maritime · seafaring · shipwrecked · mooring · rigging
resilient
Able to recover quickly
steadfast · seasoned · hardened · tempered · tested · proven · stalwart · robust · surviving · enduring
fence-post
Vertical barrier support
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- shingleOverlapping roof covering
- clapboardOverlapping exterior wood planks
timber · farmstead · homestead · prairie · outbuilding · shed · windmill · silo · log · planked
- worn downeroded, abraded, worn thin, wind worn, ground down
- weatheredworn, battered, faded, eroded, windswept
- stone finishespolished, honed, flamed, brushed, tumbled
- surface finishesmatte, satin, gloss, paint, finish coat
- appearancelooks, attractive, features, beautiful, complexion
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
weatheredpristine
Pure and untouched
new · unweathered · fresh · mint · unblemished
weatheredinexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
green · untested · unseasoned · naive · raw
- bad weatherUnfavorable atmospheric conditions
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- cold weatherFrigid atmospheric conditions
- weather forecastAtmospheric conditions prediction
- hot weatherHigh atmospheric temperatures
- good weatherFavorable atmospheric state
weather, weathering, weathers, weatherproof, weathervane, weathercast, unweathered, weatherboard, weathercaster