单词 | well worn |
释义 | 1 (adjective) Definition (of a word or phrase) having lost its meaning or force through being overused To use a well-worn cliché, she does not suffer fools gladly. Synonyms stale repeating stale jokes to kill the time tired I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. stereotyped Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas. commonplace The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. banal The text is banal. trite The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas. hackneyed That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true. overused `Just do it' has become one of the most overused catchphrases in history. timeworn In the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn. 2 (adjective) Definition having been used so much as to show signs of wear He was dressed casually in a sweater and well-worn jeans. Synonyms shabby His clothes were old and shabby. worn an elderly man in well-cut but worn clothes faded ragged I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt. frayed a shapeless and frayed jumper worn-out scruffy a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy tattered He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt. tatty (British) A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty. threadbare She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Additional synonymsin the sense of banal Definition lacking originality The text is banal. Synonyms unoriginal, stock, ordinary, boring, tired, routine, dull, everyday, stereotypical, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, tedious, vanilla (slang), dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, humdrum, threadbare, trite, unimaginative, uneventful, uninteresting, clichéd, old hat, mind-numbing, hackneyed, ho-hum (informal), vapid, repetitious, wearisome, platitudinous, cliché-ridden, unvaried in the sense of commonplace Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninterestingin the sense of frayed a shapeless and frayed jumper Synonyms worn, ragged, worn out, tattered, threadbare, worn thin, out at elbows Nearby words of |
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