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τετριμμένος — meaning in English

tetrimmenos

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English meaning

  • commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  • corny adj Overly sentimental, old-fashioned, or unoriginal, especially in humor or storytelling.
  • hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
  • prosaic adj Plain, ordinary, or dull, lacking imagination or excitement.
  • trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
  • trivial adjective Of little importance or significance.

Senses

τετριμμένος is used for these senses in English:

  • commonplace Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
  • corny Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
  • corny (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
  • hackneyed Repeated too often.
  • prosaic (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
  • trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
  • trivial (mathematics) Self-evident.

commonplace — full definition

  1. adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  2. noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.

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