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- DictionaryWell worn/ˌwel ˈwôrn/
adjective
- 1. showing the signs of extensive use or wear: "a well-worn leather armchair"
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3 days ago · 1. showing the effects of extensive use or wear. well-worn carpets. 2. trite, hackneyed, or stale. a well-worn saying. 3. fittingly or becomingly worn or borne.
4 days ago · 1. adjective. A well-worn expression, remark, or idea has been used so often that it no longer seems to have much meaning or to be interesting . To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information. ...well-worn party dogma and ideology. 2. adjective.
Definitions of well-worn. adjective. showing signs of much wear or use. synonyms: worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. adjective. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite.
Definition of well worn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets. 2. trite; hackneyed; stale: a well-worn saying. 3. becomingly worn or borne: a well-worn modesty. [1615–25] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus Antonyms.
well-worn meaning, definition, what is well-worn: worn or used for a long time: Learn more.
What does the adjective well-worn mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective well-worn . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
