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Hokey

adjective/hˈoʊki/
Definition
effusively or insincerely emotional
artificially formal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈoʊki/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈiːzɪˌɒnɪdˌiː/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈiːzɪˌɒnɪdˌiː/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
adjectiveartificially formal
“that artificial humility that her husband hated”
Word Forms
drippinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
mawkishnessnouninsincere pathos
mushinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentimentnountender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
sentimentalitynounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
tonto
efusiva o poco sinceramente emocional
🇮🇹Italian
sciocchezze
effusivamente o insinceramente emotivo
🇵🇹Portuguese
piegas
efusivamente ou insinceramente emocional
🇷🇺Russian
хоккей
бурно или неискренне эмоционально
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सस्ती
प्रभावशाली ढंग से या निष्ठाहीन रूप से भावुक
🇮🇳Tamil
ஹாக்கி
உற்சாகமாக அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற உணர்ச்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
హాకీ
ప్రబలంగా లేదా నిష్కపటంగా భావోద్వేగంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
होकी
प्रभावीपणे किंवा प्रामाणिकपणे भावनिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
હોકી
અસરકારક રીતે અથવા નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક ભાવનાત્મક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾಕಿ
ಪ್ರಚೋದಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹോക്കി
ഉഗ്രമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആത്മാർത്ഥമായി വൈകാരികമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੋਕੀ
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہاکی
مؤثر طریقے سے یا مخلصانہ طور پر جذباتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
做作的
热情洋溢或不真诚的情感
🇯🇵Japanese
ばかげた
激しく、または不誠実に感情的になる
🇰🇷Korean
하키
지나치게 또는 성실하지 않게 감정적
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khỉ thật
cảm xúc mãnh liệt hoặc không chân thành
🇹🇭Thai
ฮ็อกกี้
พรั่งพรูออกมาหรือไม่จริงใจทางอารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
tipu
emosional secara berlebihan atau tidak tulus
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هوكي
العاطفية بشكل مفرط أو غير صادق
🇮🇷Persian
هوکی
به طور آشکار یا غیر صادقانه احساسی
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוקי
אמוציונליים או חסרי כנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hokey'?
The primary meaning of 'hokey' is 'effusively or insincerely emotional'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hokey' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hokey' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hokey' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hokey' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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