corny
1 of 2adjective (1)
ˈkȯr-nē 
cornier; corniest
1
: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental
told corny jokes
corny greeting cards
2
: of or relating to corn
3
archaic : tasting strongly of malt
cornily
ˈkȯr-nə-lē
adverb corniness
ˈkȯr-nē-nəs
noun corny
2 of 2adjective (2)
cornier; corniest
: relating to or having corns on the feet
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- chocolate-box
- cloying
- drippy
- fruity
- gooey
- lovey-dovey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- mushy
- novelettish
- saccharine
- sappy
- schmaltzy
- sentimental
- sloppy
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- spoony
- spooney
- sticky
- sugarcoated
- sugary
- wet
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Middle English, from corn corn entry 1 + -y -y entry 1
Adjective (2)
corn entry 3 + -y entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Adjective (2)
1689, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
corny
adjective
ˈkȯr-nē
cornier; corniest
: so simple, sentimental, or old-fashioned as to be annoying
a corny joke
Medical Definition
corny
adjective
ˈkȯr-nē
cornier; corniest
: relating to or having corns on the feet
corniness
noun
as in hokiness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hokiness
- hokeyness
- schmaltz
- corn
- schmalz
- sappiness
- sentimentality
- sentiment
- mawkishness
- mushiness
- soppiness
- sentimentalism
- bathos
- emotion
- gooeyness
- sloppiness
- syrup
- saccharinity
- mush
- sirup
- lovey-doveyness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cynicism
- hardheadedness
- hard-heartedness