timeworn
/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/adjective
timeworn is spelled T-I-M-E-W-O-R-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, timeworn means “Showing the effects of wear due to long use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in timeworn?
| Letters | 8: T-I-M-E-W-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is timeworn?
Timeworn appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce timeworn?
- /ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of timeworn
- more timeworn comparative
- most timeworn superlative
- time-worn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timeworn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
After walking the timeworn horizons out of Africa, I have entered a corrugated maze, a knotted crossroad of the world where landscape is read like sacrament, a labyrinth of echoing faiths called the Middle East.
- 2
Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Timeworn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense showing the effects of wear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abgegriffen, abgenutzt, veraltet, patiniert |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does timeworn come from?
From time + worn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).