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- [hak-need]
- /ˈhæk nid/
- /ˈhæk.nid/
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- [hak-need]
- /ˈhæk nid/
Definitions of hackneyed word
- adjective hackneyed let out, employed, or done for hire. 1
- noun plural hackneyed Also called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire; cab. 1
- noun plural hackneyed a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like. 1
- noun plural hackneyed a horse used for ordinary riding or driving. 1
- noun plural hackneyed (initial capital letter) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait. 1
- verb with object hackneyed to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use. 1
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Origin of hackneyed
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; hackney + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Hackneyed
noun
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preposition
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hackneyed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hackneyed
adj hackneyed
- timeworn — worn or impaired by time.
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- trite — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- stale — not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Antonyms for hackneyed
adj hackneyed
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
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