hackneyed
[ hak-need ]
/ ˈhæk nid /
adjective
made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry.
synonym study for hackneyed
See
commonplace.
OTHER WORDS FROM hackneyed
non·hack·neyed, adjective un·hack·neyed, adjectiveWords nearby hackneyed
hackly,
hackman,
hackmatack,
hackney,
hackney coach,
hackneyed,
hacksaw,
hacktivism,
hacktivist,
hackwork,
hacky sack
Definition for hackneyed (2 of 2)
hackney
[ hak-nee ]
/ ˈhæk ni /
noun, plural hack·neys.
adjective
let out, employed, or done for hire.
verb (used with object)
to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
to use as a hackney.
Origin of hackney
1300–50; Middle English
hakeney, special use of placename
Hackney, Middlesex, England
OTHER WORDS FROM hackney
hack·ney·ism, nounExample sentences from the Web for hackneyed
British Dictionary definitions for hackneyed (1 of 3)
hackneyed
/ (ˈhæknɪd) /
adjective
(of phrases, fashions, etc) used so often as to be trite, dull, and stereotyped
British Dictionary definitions for hackneyed (2 of 3)
hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
- a coach or carriage that is for hire
- (as modifier)a hackney carriage
a popular term for hack 2 (def. 1)
verb
(tr; usually passive)
to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
Derived forms of hackney
hackneyism, nounWord Origin for hackney
C14: probably after
Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse
British Dictionary definitions for hackneyed (3 of 3)
Hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles)