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Jaded vs Hackneyed - What's the difference?

jaded | hackneyed |

As adjectives the difference between jaded and hackneyed

is that jaded is worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience while hackneyed is repeated too often.

As verbs the difference between jaded and hackneyed

is that jaded is (jade) while hackneyed is (hackney).

jaded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
  • Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
  • Synonyms

    * (worn out) exhausted, fatigued, wearied — see also *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jade)
  • References

    hackneyed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Repeated too often.
  • The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

    Synonyms

    * banal, commonplace, , shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hackney)