What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Cony vs Corny - What's the difference?

cony | corny |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cony and corny

is that cony is (obsolete) a simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher while corny is (obsolete) strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

As a noun cony

is a rabbit, especially the european rabbit, oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ).

As an adjective corny is

insipid or trite or corny can be (obsolete) strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

cony

English

Alternative forms

* (rabbit) coney, cunny, connie

Noun

(conies)
  • A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ).
  • (UK, dialect) Rabbit fur.
  • Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew ลก?p?n'' (''shaapaan'', ''shaphan''), thought to be the rock hyrax ''Hyrax syriacus .
  • Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika ((taxlink), formerly Lagomys princeps ).
  • (obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
  • * 1599 , Diet's Dry Dinner :
    • It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony'' and ''cony catcher .
  • An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: , the hind of Bermuda; (taxlink); (taxlink).
  • Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae are also called coney , such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney and rooster hind.
  • (UK, dialect) The burbot, also called coney-fish.

    • Synonyms

    * (rabbit) bunny, hare

    Anagrams

    *

    References

    * * * The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (catlangcode) ----

    corny

    English

    Etymology 1

    ; in the "hackneyed" sense, from "corn catalogue jokes", reputedly low-quality jokes that were formerly printed in mail-order seed catalogues.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Insipid or trite.
    • The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution.
  • Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
    • The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny .
    He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!
  • (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
  • * Prior
    • The corny ear.
  • Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
  • * Chaucer
    • A draught of moist and corny ale.
  • (obsolete, UK, slang) tipsy; drunk
    • (Forby)
    Synonyms
    * (hackneyed or excessively sentimental) kitsch, kitschy, cheesy

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
  • * Milton
    • Up stood the corny reed.

    Anagrams

    *