corny
1 of 2adjective (1)
ˈkȯr-nē 
cornier; corniest
1
: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental
told corny jokes
corny greeting cards
2
: of or relating to corn
3
archaic : tasting strongly of malt
cornily
ˈkȯr-nə-lē
adverb corniness
ˈkȯr-nē-nəs
noun corny
2 of 2adjective (2)
cornier; corniest
: relating to or having corns on the feet
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- chocolate-box
- cloying
- drippy
- fruity
- gooey
- lovey-dovey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- mushy
- novelettish
- saccharine
- sappy
- schmaltzy
- sentimental
- sloppy
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- spoony
- spooney
- sticky
- sugarcoated
- sugary
- wet
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Middle English, from corn corn entry 1 + -y -y entry 1
Adjective (2)
corn entry 3 + -y entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Adjective (2)
1689, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
corny
adjective
ˈkȯr-nē
cornier; corniest
: so simple, sentimental, or old-fashioned as to be annoying
a corny joke
Medical Definition
corny
adjective
ˈkȯr-nē
cornier; corniest
: relating to or having corns on the feet
corny
adjective
1
as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way corny violin music during the movie's love scenes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sentimental
- sloppy
- sticky
- schmaltzy
- sappy
- mawkish
- saccharine
- wet
- cloying
- maudlin
- soppy
- fuzzy
- mushy
- gooey
- drippy
- sugary
- sugarcoated
- fruity
- slushy
- spoony
- lovey-dovey
- soupy
- nostalgic
- melodramatic
- dreamy
- chocolate-box
- spooney
- moony
- novelettish
- insipid
- cutesy
- vapid
- soapy
- tasteless
- moonstruck
- sudsy
- feel-good
- misty-eyed
- starry-eyed
- soap-operatic
- twee
- watery
- flat
- soft-boiled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cynical
- unsentimental
- unadulterated
- unvarnished
- antisentimental
- hardheaded
- hard-edged
- hard-boiled
2
as in hokey
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another Synonyms & Similar Words
- hokey
- cornball
- rustic
- cornpone
- rustical
- folksy
- corn-fed
- countrified
- hickish
- countryfied
- hick
- down-home
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sophisticated
- worldly
- smart
- cosmopolitan
- trendy
- hip
- worldly-wise
- with-it