threadbareness
/ˈθrɛdˌbɛrnəs/
noun
- The state or quality of being worn thin and shabby, especially from much use.
- The threadbareness of the old rug showed how many feet had walked across it.
- The threadbareness of the curtains let in too much light.
- She noticed the threadbareness of his coat and offered to buy him a new one.
- The quality of being weak, thin, or unconvincing due to overuse or lack of substance.
- The threadbareness of his excuse was obvious to everyone in the room.
- The threadbareness of the argument made it easy to refute.
- Critics pointed out the threadbareness of the plot in the second act.
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