hackney Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- unheard-of
- energizing
- uncommon
- involving
- stimulating
- galvanizing
- animating
- unclich-d
- invigorating
- exciting
- riveting
- unheard-of
- absorbing
- animating
- riveting
- uncommon
- absorbing
- unfamiliar
- engrossing
- engrossing
- unprecedented
- unknown
- atypical
- gripping
- unusual
- engaging
- extraordinary
- invigorating
- exciting
- enlivening
- strange
- engaging
- strange
- intriguing
- atypical
- gripping
- stimulating
- involving
- enlivening
- extraordinary
- interesting
- unusual
- energizing
- unknown
- unclich-d
- intriguing
- unprecedented
- galvanizing
- interesting
- unfamiliar
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- musty
- dusty
- obligatory
- shopworn
- tiring
- threadbare
- typical
- clich-d
- clich-
- conventional
- dull
- cobwebby
- cardboard
- trite
- banal
- old
- stale
- standard
- usual
- boring
- well-worn
- timeworn
- derivative
Weak:
- tiresome
- tried-and-true
- twice-told
- imitative
- uninspired
- vapid
- stuffy
- platitudinous
- stodgy
- jading
- cookie-cutter
- leaden
- routine
- unimaginative
- pedantic
- wearying
- platitudinal
- ready-made
- old-fashioned
- numbing
- flat
- monotonous
- canned
- arid
- bromidic
- moth-eaten
- old-hat
- ordinary
- colorless
- rote
- humdrum
- uninteresting
- weary
- normal
- tedious
- jejune
- heavy
- stock
- prosaic
- drab
- dreary
- drudging
- wearisome
- tame
- pedestrian
- dry
- ponderous
- barren
- unoriginal
Meaning of hackney
hackney (n)
a carriage for hire
a compact breed of harness horse
hackney (n.)
A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.
A horse or pony kept for hire.
A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
hackney (a.)
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.
hackney (v. t.)
To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
To carry in a hackney coach.
hackney Sentence Examples
- The hackney carriage rattled down the cobblestone street, its wheels creaking.
- The horse-drawn hackney was a common sight in Victorian London.
- The driver of the hackney wore a distinctive uniform and hat.
- The fare for a hackney ride was regulated by law to prevent exploitation.
- The hackney was often used to transport goods and people to and from the market.
- In some cities, hackneys were painted bright colors to make them easily recognizable.
- The hackney was a reliable and convenient means of transportation, especially before the advent of automobiles.
- Some hackneys were converted into hearses to transport the dead.
- The word "hackney" has come to refer to any type of hired horse-drawn vehicle, including taxis and carriages.
- Despite being replaced by modern forms of transportation, hackneys still operate in some cities for ceremonial or tourist purposes.
FAQs About the word hackney
a carriage for hire, a compact breed of harness horseA horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony., A horse or pony kept for hire., A carriage kept for hire; a
tired, hackneyed,cliche, stereotyped, hack, commonplace, musty, dusty, obligatory, shopworn
novel, novel, unhackneyed, unhackneyed, new, original,new, fresh, fresh, original
The hackney carriage rattled down the cobblestone street, its wheels creaking.
The horse-drawn hackney was a common sight in Victorian London.
The driver of the hackney wore a distinctive uniform and hat.
The fare for a hackney ride was regulated by law to prevent exploitation.
