corny
English
/ˈkɔːni/, /ˈkɔɹni/
adj
Definitions
- Boring and unoriginal.
- Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
- Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
- (obsolete) tipsy; drunk
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English corny suffix from English corn (maize, grain).
Origin
English
corn
Gloss
maize, grain
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
粒
Emoji
🌽
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Corngate English
- barleycorn English
- breadcorn English
- broomcorn English
- corn English
- corn silk English
- corn sugar English
- corn-factor English
- cornball English
- cornbind English
- corncake English
- corncob English
- corncockle English
- corncrake English
- corncutter English
- cornfed English
- cornfest English
- cornfield English
- cornflake English
- cornfloor English
- cornflour English
- cornflower English
- cornhole English
- cornhusk English
- cornhusker English
- cornhusking English
- cornify English
- cornily English
- corniness English
- cornland English
- cornless English
- cornlike English
- cornloft English
- cornmarket English
- cornmeal English
- cornmill English
- cornpone English
- cornrow English
- cornsack English
- cornsheller English
- cornshuck English
- cornshucking English
- cornsilk English
- cornstalk English
- cornstarch English
- cornstick English
- cornstone English
- cornworm English
- kernel English
- multicorn English
- off-corn English
- peppercorn English
- puffcorn English
- quadricorn English
- seedcorn English
- uncorny English
- corn Middle English
- corny Middle English
- korni Cebuano
- ko̧o̧n Marshallese
- kon Tok Pisin
- kānga Maori
- corn
- kernel
- cornrow
- cornfed
- corncob
- cornify
- cornily
- uncorny
- cornmeal
- cornsack
- cornfest
- cornland
- cornloft
- cornhole
- corncake
- cornworm
- puffcorn
- cornbind
- off-corn
- cornhusk
- cornsilk
- cornpone
- seedcorn
- Corngate
- cornlike
- cornmill
- cornball
- cornless
- cornshuck
- cornflour
- breadcorn
- cornflake
- cornfloor
- corncrake
- corn silk
- multicorn
- cornstalk
- cornstone
- corniness
- cornstick
- cornfield
- broomcorn
- corn sugar
- quadricorn
- peppercorn
- cornflower
- corncockle
- cornmarket
- cornhusker
- corncutter
- cornstarch
- barleycorn
- cornsheller
- corn-factor
- cornhusking
- cornshucking