hackneyed idea

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• hackneyed idea — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• hackneyed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a phrase or idea) unoriginal and trite. ORIGIN from the obsolete verb hackney «use a horse for general purposes», later «make commonplace by overuse» …   English terms dictionary

• hackneyed — adjective (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Origin from the obs. v. hackney use a horse for general purposes , later make commonplace by overuse …   English new terms dictionary

• platitude — noun absence of meaning, banality, cliche, commonplace expression, commonplace idea, commonplace phrase, dearth of ideas, dull comment, flat saying, hackneyed expression, hackneyed idea, hackneyed phrase, hackneyed saying, inanity, insipid remark …   Law dictionary

• stereotype — 1. noun the stereotype of the rancher Syn: standard/conventional image, received idea, cliché, hackneyed idea, formula 2. verb women in detective novels are often stereotyped as femmes fatales Syn: typecast, pigeonhole, conventionalize,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Awesome Comics — Industry Publishing Genre Superhero Predecessor Extreme Studios Founded 1997 Founder(s) …   Wikipedia

• trite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commonplace, ordinary; hackneyed, stale, old, corny (sl.), Mickey Mouse (sl.); boring, dull; banal. See habit, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hackneyed, prosaic, stereotyped; see common 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• trite — trite, hackneyed, stereotyped, threadbare, shopworn are comparable when they describe something, especially a once effective idea or expression in writing or art or a dramatic plot, lacking the power to evoke attention or interest because it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• cliché — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stereotype, plate, cut (See printing); truism, commonplace, platitude; banality, triviality, bromide (inf.). See maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide, stereotype,… …   English dictionary for students

• trite — adjective (triter; tritest) Etymology: Latin tritus, from past participle of terere to rub, wear away more at throw Date: 1548 hackneyed or boring from much use ; not fresh or original • tritely adverb • triteness noun Synonyms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …   Universalium