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ˈhæk nidhack·neyed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

Wiktionary

  1. hackneyedadjective

    Repeated too often.

    The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

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  1. hackneyed

    A cliché (UK: or US: ) is an element of an artistic work, saying, or idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being weird or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage.The term is often used in modern culture for an action or idea that is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically pejorative, "clichés" may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and facts. Clichés often are employed for comedic effect, typically in fiction. Most phrases now considered clichéd originally were regarded as striking but have lost their force through overuse. The French poet Gérard de Nerval once said, "The first man who compared woman to a rose was a poet, the second, an imbecile."A cliché is often a vivid depiction of an abstraction that relies upon analogy or exaggeration for effect, often drawn from everyday experience. Used sparingly, it may succeed, but the use of a cliché in writing, speech, or argument is generally considered a mark of inexperience or a lack of originality.

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  1. hackneyed

    Hackneyed refers to a phrase, idea, or concept that has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or impact, often to the point of being clichéd or irritating. It suggests that something is unoriginal, uninteresting or lacking in freshness and novelty.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hackneyed

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hackneyed in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hackneyed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hackneyed in a Sentence

  1. Richard Bernstein:

    Right now, we view investing in the current environment using the hackneyed phrase of 'catching a falling knife,' we see no need to rush into markets.

  2. Robert Mitchum:

    I never take any notice of reviews-unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.

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