Hackneyed: meaning, definitions and examples
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hackneyed
[ ˈhækniɪd ]
overused expression
Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
Synonyms
banal, corny, platitudinous, stale, trite
Examples of usage
- It's a hackneyed phrase, but it's true: less is more.
- The film's plot is predictable and hackneyed.
- The writer's style is often criticized for being hackneyed and cliched.
overused idea
Lacking in originality; overused to the point of being uninteresting.
Synonyms
commonplace, stale, threadbare, timeworn, unoriginal
Examples of usage
- The hackneyed theme of good versus evil was not well executed in the story.
- Her presentation was filled with hackneyed phrases that failed to capture the audience's attention.
Translations
Translations of the word "hackneyed" in other languages:
🇵🇹 cliché
- banal
- batido
🇮🇳 घिसा-पिटा (ghisa-pita)
🇩🇪 abgedroschen
- banal
- abgegriffen
🇮🇩 klise
- basi
- usang
🇺🇦 заїжджений
- банальний
- затертий
🇵🇱 oklepany
- banalny
- wyświechtany
🇯🇵 陳腐な (chinpun na)
🇫🇷 banal
- éculé
- rebattu
🇪🇸 trillado
- banal
- manido
🇹🇷 bayat
- klişe
- sıradan
🇰🇷 진부한 (jinbuhan)
🇸🇦 مبتذل (mubtadhil)
🇨🇿 otřepaný
- banální
- otřelý
🇸🇰 otrepaný
- banálny
- obohratý
🇨🇳 陈腐的 (chénfǔ de)
🇸🇮 iztrošen
- banalen
- obrabljen
🇮🇸 klisjukenndur
- þreyttur
- útjaskaður
🇰🇿 жауыр болған (zhauyr bolgan)
🇬🇪 გადაღლილი (gadaɣlili)
🇦🇿 təkrarlanan
- köhnə
- yıpranmış
🇲🇽 trillado
- banal
- manido
Word origin
The word 'hackneyed' originated from the term 'hackney,' which originally referred to a horse for hire or a carriage for hire in the 16th century. Over time, 'hackneyed' evolved to mean overused or lacking originality. The term has been used in English literature since the 18th century to describe tired, cliched expressions or ideas.