Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timeworn

/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
time-worn
IPA
/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing the effects of wear due to long use.

adj

Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From time + worn.

Inflected Forms

more timeworn (comparative) most timeworn (superlative) time-worn (alternative)

Synonyms

shopworn threadbare well-worn commonplace clichéd stock tired unoriginal banal bathetic bromidic cheesy

Questions

How do you pronounce timeworn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/.
What does timeworn mean?
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
Where does timeworn come from?
From time + worn.

How to pronounce timeworn

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