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I think probably I'm quite sentimental; I like big emotional stories, I like being moved by things, but I think I'm very embarrassed by sentiment. I'm very embarrassed by corniness.
David Nicholls

Meaning of "corniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNINESS

corniness  [ˈkɔːnɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Corniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORNINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of corniness in the English dictionary

The definition of corniness in the dictionary is the quality of being corny.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNINESS


anus
ˈeɪnəs
boniness
ˈbəʊnɪnəs
bonniness
ˈbɒnɪnəs
braininess
ˈbreɪnɪnəs
brawniness
ˈbrɔːnɪnəs
brininess
ˈbraɪnɪnəs
cleanliness
ˈklɛnlɪnəs
downiness
ˈdaʊnɪnəs
funniness
ˈfʌnɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
Linus
ˈlaɪnəs
loneliness
ˈləʊnlɪnəs
luminous
ˈluːmɪnəs
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
phoneyness
ˈfəʊnɪnəs
raininess
ˈreɪnɪnəs
sinus
ˈsaɪnəs
tininess
ˈtaɪnɪnəs
tinniness
ˈtɪnɪnəs
uncanniness
ʌnˈkænɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNINESS

corniculate
corniculum
cornier
corniest
corniferous
cornific
cornification
corniform
cornify
cornigerous
cornily
Cornish
Cornish pasty
Cornish Rex
Cornish split
Cornishman
Cornishmen
Cornishwoman
Cornishwomen
cornist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of corniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «corniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORNINESS

Find out the translation of corniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of corniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «corniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

corniness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cursilería
570 millions of speakers

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corniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

corniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

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corniness
280 millions of speakers

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corniness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corniness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

corniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ringardise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmalz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

corniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

corniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Corniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

corniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

corniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्नेरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

corniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corniness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

corniness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

corniness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corniness
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

corniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

corniness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

corniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

corniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corniness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNINESS»

The term «corniness» is normally little used and occupies the 131.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about corniness

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2 QUOTES WITH «CORNINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word corniness.
1
Kendrick Lamar
Sometimes you have the trends that's not that cool. You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don't really have that lifestyle, and then it gives off the wrong thing. And it becomes kinda corny after awhile. It's really about keeping hip-hop original and pushing away the corniness in it.
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David Nicholls
I think probably I'm quite sentimental; I like big emotional stories, I like being moved by things, but I think I'm very embarrassed by sentiment. I'm very embarrassed by corniness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNINESS»

Discover the use of corniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to corniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The how of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the ...
Corniness, Again Finally, I have to raise the issue of corniness again. It's possible that you will read over the list of the dozen happiness activities and observe that some of these activities, perhaps many of them, appear hokey or undoable to ...
Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2008
2
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motivational Leadership
Corniness. That. Worked. President Ronald Reagan, whom I've mentioned before, used to say things that must have made his speechwriters gag as they helped write them. "He's not really going to say this?" they probably asked behind closed ...
Scott Snair, Ph.D., 2007
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Film at the Intersection of High and Mass Culture
Thus the psychology of the corny effect is produced again and again and is likely to continue indefinitely.9 The receiver's denigration of the 'corniness' of the past obeys a Mephistophelean law of mass production, whereby everything that ...
Paul Coates, 1994
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Seventh Son: The Tales of Alvin Maker
A tribute to the art of storytelling, this is highly recommended.” —Library Journal “This beguiling book recalls Robert Penn Warren in its robust blend of folktale, history, parable, personal testimony, and pioneer narrative.” ...
Orson Scott Card, 2003
5
The Art of Fine Art: Notes, Essays, and Guiding Lights After ...
These images are more distraction than anything else, just by virtue of their ' corniness'. If you can use these types of images in new ways, bring something new to them, they are certainly possible, but it is an uphill battle. Certainly, stay away ...
Eo Omwake, 2011
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LIFE
A. scorn. for. histrionics,. a. recoil. from. corniness. Famous Homelite XL Chain Saw— so light, yet cuts through. Thousand. Days. CONTINUED were preparing the nation for legislative change as surely as the muckrakers did for Theodore ...
7
Confronting the Horror: The Novels of Nelson Algren
When he started revising Somebody in Boots for a proposed paperback reissue, he was "embarrassed": "I didn't want a book of such a title, and of such corniness, under my name" (Corrington 130). In renouncing the corniness of his first novel, ...
James Richard Giles, 1989
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Essays on Music: Theodor W. Adorno ; Selected, with ...
In jazz journalism it is known as "corniness." Any rhythmical formula which is outdated, no matter how "hot" it is in itself, is regarded as ridiculous and therefore either flatly rejected or enjoyed with the smug feeling that the fashions now familiar ...
Theodor W. Adorno, Richard D. Leppert, 2002
9
Sailing on the Silver Screen: Hollywood and the U.S. Navy
If the president confused image and reality, the veteran recalled that he and his friends "laughed at" the film's "corniness."57 In truth, Wing and a Prayer did combine combat sequences with soundstage action very well. It also intertwined image ...
Lawrence H. Suid, 1996
10
Dig: Sound and Music in Hip Culture
The Beatles' strategic deployment of knowing corniness, corniness that advertises its own ironies without assuming any set and definable point of view on them, defuses any possible objection that the music is, in fact, corny.56 Brooks's ...
Phil Ford, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term corniness is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Best 'Inside Amy Schumer' Sketches From Season 3 That Prove …
This sketch is the perfect riff on the corniness (but addictive style) of Say Yes to the Dress. Although I don't think I could watch an entire day-long ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
The most ridiculous stock photos
We get the symbolism, but it's more than a bit heavy handed. Corniness maximum exceeded. Image Sources: www.shutterstock.com under ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
3
The Montclair Times Inner Monologue: July 4th is a hometown thing
When "Proud to Be an American" is played underneath the fireworks, I love rolling my eyes at the corniness of it all. As I wrote in an essay for a ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
4
Reconsidering Country Music and Luke Bryan
There was still corniness and lackluster moments peppered throughout the show, as numbers like “Rain Is a Good Thing” and “Country Girls ... «On Tap Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Fixing the Character: Cesaro
... supposedly a former rugby player who got kicked out of the sport for being "too rough?" That's some eye-roll inducing corniness, right there. «Cageside Seats, Jun 15»
6
Women take charge in 'Magic Mike' sequel
... demeaning but certainly toe-curlingly ridiculous, especially as everyone has solemnly resolved to get rid of the consciously comic corniness. «iFreePress.com, Jun 15»
7
Why Yes, That's Supposed to Be Semen Coating the Frame in the …
These rapturous moments are also bolstered by a score that romantically (and somehow without corniness) includes a beating heart. But then ... «Flavorwire, Jun 15»
8
5 Superhero movies I'm ashamed to admit I enjoy.
It's corniness doesn't come close to the level of the previous 3 films. However, this movie just doesn't have that spark. It's a bit lackluster and its ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
9
Wikileaks Rumor: Former Sony Producer Calls DC Characters Corny
We understand that a realistic universe is planned for DC movies, and corniness usually does not go hand-in-hand with that. Furthermore, we ... «Tech Times, Jun 15»
10
Big Game doesn't live up to its intriguingly ludicrous premise
... and its occupant for an alien—feel like studied imitations of Hollywood corniness, as does the bond that develops between Moore and Oskari ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Corniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/corniness>. May 2024 ».
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