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