- Showing the effects of long use or wear: timeworn lanes.
- Used too often; trite: timeworn expressions.
Dictionary:
time·worn (tīm'wôrn', -wōrn') ![]() |
| Thesaurus: timeworn |
adjective
| WordNet: timeworn |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn
| Translations: Timeworn |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medtaget af tidens tand
Français (French)
adj. - consacré par l'usage
Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgedroschen, (durch die Zeit) abgenutzt, veraltet
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυκαιρισμένος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gasto, usado, antiquado, velho
Русский (Russian)
обветшалый, изношенный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - gastado, trillado, usado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illa medfaren, nedsliten, förfallen, urgammal, förlegad
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
陈旧的, 老朽的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 陳舊的, 老朽的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오래되어 낡은, 낡아 빠진, 진부한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 古ぼけた, 使い古した
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أكل ألدهر عليه وشرب, بال
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בלה, אכול-שנים
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