Shopworn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worn or faded from being on display in a store

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɑːpwɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɒpwɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɒpwɔːn/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɑːpwɔːɹn/.

Examples

shopworn merchandise at half price
bromidic sermons
his remarks were trite and commonplace

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

old-hat hackneyed banal well-worn commonplace timeworn threadbare stock trite tired shopsoiled

Parts of Speech

adjective	worn or faded from being on display in a store “shopworn merchandise at half price”
adjective	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse “bromidic sermons”

Word Forms

banality	noun	a trite or obvious remark
commonplace	noun	a trite or obvious remark
triteness	noun	unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

im Laden getragen

durch die Ausstellung in einem Geschäft abgenutzt oder verblasst sein

🇫🇷French

porté en magasin

porté ou décoloré après avoir été exposé dans un magasin

🇪🇸Spanish

trasnochado

desgastado o descolorido por estar en exhibición en una tienda

🇮🇹Italian

logoro

usurato o sbiadito perché esposto in un negozio

🇳🇱Dutch

gedragen

versleten of vervaagd doordat het in een winkel werd tentoongesteld

🇵🇹Portuguese

desgastado

desgastado ou desbotado por estar em exibição em uma loja

🇷🇺Russian

поношенный

изношенный или выцветший от выставления на витрине в магазине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुकानदारी

किसी स्टोर में प्रदर्शन के कारण खराब हो गया या फीका पड़ गया

🇧🇩Bengali

দোকানপাট

একটি দোকানে প্রদর্শন করা থেকে জীর্ণ বা বিবর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கடையில் அணிந்த

ஒரு கடையில் காட்சிப்படுத்தப்படுவதிலிருந்து தேய்ந்து அல்லது மங்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

దుకాణంలో ధరించిన

దుకాణంలో ప్రదర్శించబడకుండా ధరించడం లేదా మసకబారడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुकानदार

स्टोअरमध्ये प्रदर्शित होण्यापासून थकलेला किंवा फिका

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુકાનમાં પહેરેલ

સ્ટોરમાં પ્રદર્શિત થવાથી પહેરવામાં આવે છે અથવા ઝાંખુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಡಿ ಧರಿಸಿದ

ಅಂಗಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದಿಂದ ಧರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮರೆಯಾಯಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടയിൽ കിടന്നു

ഒരു സ്റ്റോറിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിച്ചതിൽ നിന്ന് ധരിക്കുന്നതോ മങ്ങിയതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਕਾਨਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਟੋਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਖਰਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਫਿੱਕਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکاندار

اسٹور میں ڈسپلے پر ہونے سے پہنا ہوا یا دھندلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陈旧的

由于在商店中展示而磨损或褪色

🇯🇵Japanese

使い古された

店頭展示による擦れや色あせ

🇰🇷Korean

가게에 낡은

매장에 진열되어 있지 않아서 낡거나 색이 바랜 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ cũ

bị mòn hoặc phai màu do trưng bày trong cửa hàng

🇹🇭Thai

ร้านขายของ

ชำรุดหรือซีดจางจากการตั้งโชว์ในร้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

usang

usang atau pudar karena dipajang di toko

🇵🇭Filipino

pagod na sa tindahan

pagod o kupas mula sa pagpapakita sa isang tindahan

🇲🇾Malay

usang kedai

haus atau pudar daripada dipamerkan di kedai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالية

البالية أو الباهتة من عرضها في المتجر

🇮🇷Persian

مغازه پوشیده

فرسوده یا محو شده از نمایش در یک فروشگاه

🇹🇷Turkish

dükkânda yıpranmış

bir mağazada sergilenmekten dolayı yıpranmış veya rengi solmuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבוש בחנות

שחוקים או דהויים מהצגתם בחנות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shopworn'?

The primary meaning of 'shopworn' is 'worn or faded from being on display in a store'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shopworn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'shopworn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shopworn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shopworn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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