hackney Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- unheard-of
- enlivening
- riveting
- animating
- unusual
- galvanizing
- unheard-of
- unclich-d
- unfamiliar
- animating
- unclich-d
- strange
- absorbing
- atypical
- engaging
- gripping
- invigorating
- energizing
- intriguing
- engrossing
- energizing
- strange
- unknown
- atypical
- exciting
- unfamiliar
- engrossing
- exciting
- stimulating
- galvanizing
- interesting
- absorbing
- stimulating
- uncommon
- uncommon
- unprecedented
- gripping
- riveting
- unusual
- involving
- involving
- extraordinary
- extraordinary
- invigorating
- unknown
- intriguing
- interesting
- engaging
- unprecedented
- enlivening
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- tiring
- threadbare
- well-worn
- dull
- old
- usual
- obligatory
- musty
- cobwebby
- timeworn
- trite
- cardboard
- derivative
- banal
- dusty
- boring
- stale
- clich-
- conventional
- typical
- standard
- shopworn
- clich-d
Weak:
- heavy
- normal
- flat
- imitative
- wearying
- humdrum
- pedestrian
- routine
- jejune
- cookie-cutter
- pedantic
- tiresome
- tried-and-true
- weary
- barren
- old-fashioned
- tame
- wearisome
- old-hat
- dry
- drudging
- stuffy
- twice-told
- vapid
- platitudinal
- stock
- ponderous
- tedious
- drab
- moth-eaten
- ready-made
- leaden
- bromidic
- uninspired
- uninteresting
- unimaginative
- platitudinous
- stodgy
- rote
- numbing
- monotonous
- prosaic
- colorless
- canned
- unoriginal
- jading
- dreary
- ordinary
- arid
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
hackneyed, commonplace, stereotyped, hack,cliche, tired, tiring, threadbare, well-worn, dull
fresh, fresh, original, novel, original, novel,new, new, unhackneyed, unhackneyed
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.
