timewornadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmwɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn/

Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and worn adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., worn adj.

Etymology: < time n. + worn adj.

a. Worn, impaired, or damaged as a result of age or prolonged use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > decayed as result of age

oldOE

timeworn1599

1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Riiij^v His complexion of a tawnie and time-worne hue.

1617 D. Gale Pyramus & Thisbe sig. B^v For lo a time-worne creuis in the wall, Through this the louers did each other call.

1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 3 By time-worn Steps a steep Ascent we gain.

1770 F. Gentleman Dramatic Censor II. 203 Mr. Barry was like the time-worn ruins of Palmira and Balbec; which, even in a fallen state, shew more dignity and real beauty, than the compleat productions of modern architecture.

1813 W. S. Walker Poems 152 On the green margin of the quiet flood,..a time-worn exile stood.

1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 90/2 The lights grow fairer and clearer, like those of an old timeworn picture under the hand of some skillful manipulator who knows how to restore its beauties.

1905 Ld. Coleridge Story Devonshire House (1906) ii. 22 In the churchyard may be seen the time-worn stocks.

1993 Town & Country Sept. 46/3 The long, narrow, timeworn corridor, its floor covered with cozy red carpets.

b. depreciative. Commonplace; hackneyed, trite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace

commona1382

ordinarc1400

plainc1430

famosec1449

famous1528

vulgar1580

ordinary1590

undistinguished1600

indistinguished1608

commonplace1616

unremarkable1628

irremarkable1635

bread and cheese1643

incurious1747

ordinary-looking1798

routine1826

indistinctive1846

common-seeming1857

bread-and-butterish1893

bread-and-buttery1893

timeworn1901

day-to-day1919

vanilla1972

standard1977

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > stale, trite, or hackneyed

stale1550

cock-crowen1577

hackney1590

threadbare1598

worn-out1713

hackish1868

thread-worn1888

timeworn1901

old hat1949

connect-the-dots1971

join-the-dots1988

1901 A. Birrell Ess. & Addr. v. 150 He hated dulness, apathy, pomposity, the time-worn phrase, the greasy platitude.

1946 M. Sandoz in Amer. Speech 21 234/1 The jokes were all time-worn and over-obvious.

1992 J. Kelman Some Recent Attacks 9 Sort through the clumsiness and carelessness; the cliches, the shopsoiled phrases, the timeworn description; basic technical stuff.

1999 T. Schantz & E. Schantz in J. Cannan They rang up Police 7 She employs many of the now timeworn conventions of the period.

2. That has been practised or adhered to for a long time; old, ancient. Cf. time-honoured adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective]

oldeOE

eldeda1400

antique1490

invetered1490

prisk1533

grey-headed1578

ancient1579

hoar1590

inveterated1597

antiquated1598

inveterate1598

long-dated1602

avital1611

vetust1623

old-standinga1627

grey-haired1637

superannuateda1644

avitous1731

old-established1776

venerable1792

timeworn1840

inworn1864

avitic1865

1840 Around World I. v. 61 It is not only a time-worn custom with the Spaniards and Portuguese, but is a frequent practice in parts of our own southern states.

1891 Weldon's Pract. Needlework 6 No. 69. 14/1 The term ‘worms’..is..not nearly so euphonious as the time-worn appellations of ‘twisted stitch’ or ‘bullion’.

1901 A. Birrell Misc. (1902) iii. 82 An ancient, time-worn ritual, which gives dim expression to ghostly ideas.

1938 Life 6 June 68/3 Ranging in age from 16 to 19, they included in the evening's festivities the timeworn and universally popular game of ‘Postoffice’.

1954 J. Huxley From Antique Land viii. 135 The bearded Arabs in their traditional clothes, the more rustical among them as openly delighted as children with his time-worn tricks.

2006 E. Coffman Alone in Dark v. 39 The more graceful and timeworn tradition of the Southern plantation house.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timeworn
释义	timewornadj. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmwɔːn/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn/ Forms: see time n., int., and conj. and worn adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., worn adj. Etymology: < time n. + worn adj. 1. a. Worn, impaired, or damaged as a result of age or prolonged use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decayed > decayed as result of age oldOE timeworn1599 1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Riiij^v His complexion of a tawnie and time-worne hue. 1617 D. Gale Pyramus & Thisbe sig. B^v For lo a time-worne creuis in the wall, Through this the louers did each other call. 1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 3 By time-worn Steps a steep Ascent we gain. 1770 F. Gentleman Dramatic Censor II. 203 Mr. Barry was like the time-worn ruins of Palmira and Balbec; which, even in a fallen state, shew more dignity and real beauty, than the compleat productions of modern architecture. 1813 W. S. Walker Poems 152 On the green margin of the quiet flood,..a time-worn exile stood. 1866 Rural Amer. (Utica, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 90/2 The lights grow fairer and clearer, like those of an old timeworn picture under the hand of some skillful manipulator who knows how to restore its beauties. 1905 Ld. Coleridge Story Devonshire House (1906) ii. 22 In the churchyard may be seen the time-worn stocks. 1993 Town & Country Sept. 46/3 The long, narrow, timeworn corridor, its floor covered with cozy red carpets. b. depreciative. Commonplace; hackneyed, trite. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace commona1382 ordinarc1400 plainc1430 famosec1449 famous1528 vulgar1580 ordinary1590 undistinguished1600 indistinguished1608 commonplace1616 unremarkable1628 irremarkable1635 bread and cheese1643 incurious1747 ordinary-looking1798 routine1826 indistinctive1846 common-seeming1857 bread-and-butterish1893 bread-and-buttery1893 timeworn1901 day-to-day1919 vanilla1972 standard1977 the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > stale, trite, or hackneyed stale1550 cock-crowen1577 hackney1590 threadbare1598 worn-out1713 hackish1868 thread-worn1888 timeworn1901 old hat1949 connect-the-dots1971 join-the-dots1988 1901 A. Birrell Ess. & Addr. v. 150 He hated dulness, apathy, pomposity, the time-worn phrase, the greasy platitude. 1946 M. Sandoz in Amer. Speech 21 234/1 The jokes were all time-worn and over-obvious. 1992 J. Kelman Some Recent Attacks 9 Sort through the clumsiness and carelessness; the cliches, the shopsoiled phrases, the timeworn description; basic technical stuff. 1999 T. Schantz & E. Schantz in J. Cannan They rang up Police 7 She employs many of the now timeworn conventions of the period. 2. That has been practised or adhered to for a long time; old, ancient. Cf. time-honoured adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] oldeOE eldeda1400 antique1490 invetered1490 prisk1533 grey-headed1578 ancient1579 hoar1590 inveterated1597 antiquated1598 inveterate1598 long-dated1602 avital1611 vetust1623 old-standinga1627 grey-haired1637 superannuateda1644 avitous1731 old-established1776 venerable1792 timeworn1840 inworn1864 avitic1865 1840 Around World I. v. 61 It is not only a time-worn custom with the Spaniards and Portuguese, but is a frequent practice in parts of our own southern states. 1891 Weldon's Pract. Needlework 6 No. 69. 14/1 The term ‘worms’..is..not nearly so euphonious as the time-worn appellations of ‘twisted stitch’ or ‘bullion’. 1901 A. Birrell Misc. (1902) iii. 82 An ancient, time-worn ritual, which gives dim expression to ghostly ideas. 1938 Life 6 June 68/3 Ranging in age from 16 to 19, they included in the evening's festivities the timeworn and universally popular game of ‘Postoffice’. 1954 J. Huxley From Antique Land viii. 135 The bearded Arabs in their traditional clothes, the more rustical among them as openly delighted as children with his time-worn tricks. 2006 E. Coffman Alone in Dark v. 39 The more graceful and timeworn tradition of the Southern plantation house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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