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- [kawr-nee]
- /ˈkɔr ni/
- /ˈkɔː.ni/
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- [kawr-nee]
- /ˈkɔr ni/
Definitions of corny word
- adjective corny If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original. 3
- adjective corny trite or banal 3
- adjective corny sentimental or mawkish 3
- adjective corny abounding in corn 3
- adjective corny of or producing corn 3
- adjective corny unsophisticated, old-fashioned, trite, sentimental, etc. 3
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Origin of corny
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1930-35 for def 2; Middle English; see corn1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Corny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
corny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corny
adj corny
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
adjective corny
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- trite — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- unoriginal — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- well-worn — showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets.
noun corny
- kitsch — something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
Antonyms for corny
adj corny
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
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