英语词汇“corny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (adjective) in the sense of unoriginal

Definition

unoriginal or oversentimental

I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money.

Synonyms

unoriginal

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.

dull

old-fashioned

She has some old-fashioned values.

stereotyped

Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas.

commonplace

The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.

feeble

stale

repeating stale jokes to kill the time

cheesy (informal)

old hat

2 (adjective) in the sense of sentimental

Definition

unoriginal or oversentimental

a corny old love song

Synonyms

sentimental

It's a very sentimental play.

cheesy (informal)

mushy (informal)

Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental.

maudlin

She turned maudlin after a few drinks.

slushy (informal)

mawkish

a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending

schmaltzy (slang)

A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!

单词	corny
释义	Trends of corny View usage for: corny (kɔːʳni) Word forms: comparative cornier, superlative corniest adjective If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original. [disapproval] I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money. ...corny jokes. Synonyms: unoriginal, banal, trite, hackneyed More Synonyms of corny More Synonyms of corny corny in British English (ˈkɔːnɪ) adjectiveWord forms: cornier or corniest slang 1. trite or banal 2. sentimental or mawkish 3. abounding in corn Word origin C16 (C20 in the sense rustic, banal): from corn1 + -y1 corny in American English 1 (ˈkɔrni) adjectiveWord forms: ˈcornier or ˈcorniest 1. of or producing corn 2. US, Informal unsophisticated, old-fashioned, trite, sentimental, etc. corny in American English 2 (ˈkɔrni) adjectiveWord forms: ˈcornier or ˈcorniest having or relating to corns on the feet Examples of 'corny' in a sentence corny No amount of medicine can cure his corny jokes. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But the corny jokes that go inside are written in this country. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Are corny jokes off the menu? Times, Sunday Times (2014) That would just be really corny. The Sun (2008) But those wanting some bang for their buck will be disappointed to learn they come with no corny jokes or party hats. The Sun (2015) If they sound trite and corny to somebody, well so much for that. The Sun (2015) He is best summed up in that corny old phrase: a class act. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The jokes are corny, the language is salty but the exuberance and costumes make it hugely enjoyable. The Sun (2009) At around two hours and twenty minutes it does seem a tad overlong and sure, some of the dialogue is ludicrously corny. The Sun (2011) I know this sounds corny, but people looked after people. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I know it sounds corny, but there are much worse things that happen. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I know it sounds corny, but people genuinely care for each other here. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It's corny and sentimental, with a plot line of made of pure mush. Times, Sunday Times (2013) With corny lines and questionable effects, it's absurdly entertaining. The Sun (2013) If it sounds a bit corny, then that's what a lot of it was. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The old faces are coming out with the same old corny lines, and the new faces just don't fit in. The Sun (2014) A script with some rapid-fire, honed dialogue rather than corny improvisation might also have helped. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It sounds corny, I know. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages corny British English: corny ADJECTIVE If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original. I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money. American English: corny Brazilian Portuguese: piegas Chinese: 多愁善感的 European Spanish: presuntuoso French: bateau German: blöd Italian: trito Japanese: 古くさい Korean: 진부한 European Portuguese: piegas Latin American Spanish: presuntuoso 1 (adjective) in the sense of unoriginal Definition unoriginal or oversentimental I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money. Synonyms unoriginal 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. dull old-fashioned She has some old-fashioned values. stereotyped Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas. commonplace The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. feeble stale repeating stale jokes to kill the time cheesy (informal) old hat 2 (adjective) in the sense of sentimental Definition unoriginal or oversentimental a corny old love song Synonyms sentimental It's a very sentimental play. cheesy (informal) mushy (informal) Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental. maudlin She turned maudlin after a few drinks. slushy (informal) mawkish a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending schmaltzy (slang) A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one! Additional synonyms in 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, uninteresting in the sense of hackneyed Definition (of a word or phrase) unoriginal and overused That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true. Synonyms clichéd, stock, tired, common, stereotyped, pedestrian, played out (informal), commonplace, worn-out, stale, overworked, banal, run-of-the-mill, threadbare, trite, unoriginal, timeworn Nearby words of corny cork corner cornerstone corny corollary corporal corporate Synonyms of 'corny' corny Explore 'corny' in the dictionary
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