Hyphenation of threadbare

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word threadbare? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

thread-bare

Definitions of threadbare:

1.	Repeated too often Overfamiliar through overuse Bromidic sermons His remarks were trite and commonplace Hackneyed phrases A stock answer Repeating threadbare jokes Parroting some timeworn axiom The trite metaphor `hard as nails'
2.	Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through Threadbare rugs

Synonyms of threadbare:

adj	banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, unoriginal
adj	worn

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.