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