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CORNY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CORNY?

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Corny as an Adjective
Definitions of "Corny" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Corny" as an adjective (20 Words)
Usage Examples of "Corny" as an adjective
Associations of "Corny" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Corny” are: bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous, banal, trite, hackneyed, commonplace, clichéd, predictable, stereotyped, inane, fatuous, vapid, jejune, weak, feeble, tired, stale, overworked, well worn

Corny as an Adjective

Definitions of "Corny" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “corny” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental.
Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality.

Synonyms of "Corny" as an adjective (20 Words)

banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal* repeated words.*
bromidic	Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality. Bromidic sermons.
clichéd	Repeated regularly without thought or originality.
commonplace	Not unusual; ordinary. Unemployment was commonplace* in his trade.*
fatuous	Silly and pointless. A fatuous* comment.*
feeble	Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness. A feeble* voice.*
hackneyed	(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Hackneyed phrases.
inane	Lacking sense or meaning; silly. Don t badger people with inane* questions.*
jejune	Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity. Their entirely predictable and usually jejune* opinions.*
overworked	(of a word, phrase, or idea) used so often that it has lost its effect. Tired overworked* demoralized staff.*
platitudinal	Platitudinous.
platitudinous	(of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed. This may sound platitudinous.
predictable	Able to be predicted. The characters are stereotyped and extremely predictable.
stale	Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. Stale news.
stereotyped	Viewed or represented as a stereotype. The film is weakened by its stereotyped* characters.*
tired	Depleted of strength or energy. A few boxes of tired* vegetables.*
trite	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. His remarks were trite* and commonplace.*
vapid	Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland. A vapid* conversation.*
weak	Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. She managed a weak* nervous smile.*
well worn	In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.

Usage Examples of "Corny" as an adjective

It sounds corny, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one.

Associations of "Corny" (30 Words)

barley	The grain of barley.
bean	A leguminous plant that bears beans in pods. He didn t have a bean.
carrot	Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant. Grated carrot.
cereal	Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses. Cereal crops.
chaff	Chopped hay and straw used as fodder. He hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff.
cornbread	A type of bread made from maize meal.
cornfield	A field in which corn is being grown.
crib	The cards discarded by players at cribbage. I was carrying my crib* in a paper bag.*
crop	Prepare for crops. The current crop* of politicians.*
flour	Convert grain into flour. Manioc flour.
graham	Denoting or made from wholewheat flour that has not been sifted. A box of graham* crackers.*
grain	1 60 dram equals an avoirdupois grain or 64 799 milligrams. A stone of coarse grain.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. A limited harvest* of wild mink.*
hay	Convert plant material into hay. The grass had all hayed off and gone to seed.
legume	A leguminous plant (member of the pea family), especially one grown as a crop. He sows a mixture of grasses and legumes.
maize	A Central American cereal plant that yields large grains (corn or sweetcorn) set in rows on a cob. The many varieties include some used for stockfeed and corn oil.
millet	A cereal grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils, bearing a large crop of small seeds which are chiefly used to make flour.
pea	Used in names of plants or seeds that are similar or related to the pea e g chickpea sweet pea. Pea soup.
peanut	Underground pod of the peanut vine. Peanut politicians.
potato	The plant of the nightshade family which produces potatoes on underground runners. Roast potatoes.
rice	The grains of rice used as food. Riced boiled potatoes.
rick	A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back rick and wrick are British. Rick hay.
seed	Remove the seeds from. Stem and seed* the chillies.*
soybean	The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder especially as a replacement for animal protein.
sprout	Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots. The plant sprouted early this year.
starch	Stiffen with starch. The starch* in her voice.*
straw	Of a pale yellow color like straw straw colored. The tramp sat chewing a straw.
succotash	Fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream.
tortilla	(in Spanish cooking) an omelette.
wheat	The grain of wheat.