time-worn

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahym wawrn, wohrn]
- /taɪm wɔrn, woʊrn/
- /taɪm wɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym wawrn, wohrn]
- /taɪm wɔrn, woʊrn/

Definitions of time-worn word

adjective time-worn worn or impaired by time. 1
adjective time-worn showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated: timeworn farming methods. 1
adjective time-worn commonplace; trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse. 1
adjective time-worn Something that is time-worn is old or has been used a lot over a long period of time. 0

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Origin of time-worn

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; time + worn

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Parts of speech for Time-worn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Time-worn

time-worn 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for time-worn

adj time-worn

cast-off — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.

adjective time-worn

olden — of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.

All 6 Synonyms of time-worn

Antonyms for time-worn

noun time-worn

buzz word — a word, often originating in a particular jargon, that becomes a vogue word in the community as a whole or among a particular group
neologism — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
neology — neologism.

All 3 Antonyms of time-worn