Hackneyed — Pays d’origine Allemagne Genre musical Death Metal Années d activité Depuis 2007 Labels … Wikipédia en Français
Hackneyed — Allgemeine Informationen Genre( … Deutsch Wikipedia
hackneyed — hackneyed; un·hackneyed; … English syllables
hackneyed — meaning ‘made commonplace or trite by overuse’, is spelt eyed. For hackneyed phrases, see clichés … Modern English usage
hackneyed — index familiar (customary), mundane, nondescript, ordinary, pedestrian, prosaic, stale, trite … Law dictionary
hackneyed — *trite, stereotyped, threadbare, shopworn Analogous words: antiquated, archaic, obsolete, antediluvian, *old: worn, wasted (see HAGGARD): attenuated, diluted (see THIN vb) Contrasted words: fresh, novel, original, *new … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hackneyed — [adj] clichéd, tired antiquated, banal, common, commonplace, conventional, corny*, everyday, familiar tune*, hokey*, moth eaten*, obsolete, old, old chestnut*, old hat*, old saw*, outdated, outmoded, outof date, overworked, pedestrian*, played… … New thesaurus
hackneyed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a phrase or idea) unoriginal and trite. ORIGIN from the obsolete verb hackney «use a horse for general purposes», later «make commonplace by overuse» … English terms dictionary
hackneyed — [hak′nēd΄] adj. made trite by overuse SYN. TRITE … English World dictionary
Hackneyed — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English