Threadbare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɹˈɛdbɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈɛdbeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈɛdbeə/

2 syllables Say it as /θɹˈɛdbɛɹ/.

Examples

bromidic sermons
his remarks were trite and commonplace
hackneyed phrases

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

adjective	repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse “bromidic sermons”
adjective	having the nap worn away so that the threads show through “threadbare rugs”

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

fadenscheinig

zu oft wiederholt; Übervertraut durch Überbeanspruchung

🇫🇷French

râpé

répété trop souvent; trop familier par surutilisation

🇪🇸Spanish

raído

repetido con demasiada frecuencia; demasiado familiar a través del uso excesivo

🇮🇹Italian

logoro

ripetuto troppo spesso; troppo familiare a causa dell'uso eccessivo

🇳🇱Dutch

versleten

te vaak herhaald; te vertrouwd door overmatig gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfarrapado

repetido com muita frequência; excessivamente familiar através do uso excessivo

🇷🇺Russian

изношенный

повторяется слишком часто; слишком знаком из-за чрезмерного использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिसा

बहुत बार दोहराया गया; अति प्रयोग के माध्यम से अति परिचित

🇧🇩Bengali

থ্রেডবেয়ার

খুব ঘন ঘন পুনরাবৃত্তি; অতিরিক্ত ব্যবহারের মাধ্যমে অতি পরিচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இழையுடையது

அடிக்கடி மீண்டும் மீண்டும்; அதிகப்படியான உபயோகத்தின் மூலம் தெரிந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

థ్రెడ్‌బేర్

చాలా తరచుగా పునరావృతం; మితిమీరిన వినియోగం ద్వారా బాగా తెలిసినది

🇮🇳Marathi

धागा

खूप वेळा पुनरावृत्ती; अतिवापरामुळे अतिपरिचित

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોરા

ઘણી વાર પુનરાવર્તિત; વધુ પડતા ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પરિચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾರದ

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಅತಿಯಾದ ಬಳಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಪರಿಚಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ത്രെഡ്ബേർ

പലപ്പോഴും ആവർത്തിക്കുന്നു; അമിതമായ ഉപയോഗത്തിലൂടെ പരിചിതമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਗਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਵਾਰ ਦੁਹਰਾਇਆ; ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਜਾਣੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھاگے کی پٹی

اکثر دہرایا جاتا ہے؛ ضرورت سے زیادہ استعمال کے ذریعے واقفیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破旧的

重复次数过多；因过度使用而过于熟悉

🇯🇵Japanese

みすぼらしい

あまりにも頻繁に繰り返されました。使いすぎによる慣れすぎ

🇰🇷Korean

진부한

너무 자주 반복됨; 과도한 사용으로 인해 지나치게 익숙해짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sợi chỉ

lặp đi lặp lại quá thường xuyên; quá quen thuộc do sử dụng quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นขุย

ทำซ้ำบ่อยเกินไป คุ้นเคยจากการใช้งานมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

usang

terlalu sering diulang; terlalu familiar karena terlalu sering digunakan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang laman

paulit-ulit na masyadong madalas; sobrang pamilyar sa pamamagitan ng labis na paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

berselubung

berulang terlalu kerap; terlalu biasa melalui penggunaan berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رثة

تكرر كثيرًا؛ مألوفة للغاية من خلال الإفراط في الاستخدام

🇮🇷Persian

نخ نما

بیش از حد تکرار می شود؛ آشنایی بیش از حد از طریق استفاده بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

yıpranmış

çok sık tekrarlandı; aşırı kullanım nedeniyle aşırı tanıdık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּפָּט

חוזר על עצמו לעתים קרובות מדי; מוכר יתר על המידה באמצעות שימוש יתר

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The primary meaning of 'threadbare' is 'repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse'.

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

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

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

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