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