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trite
[ trahyt ]
adjective
- lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
the trite phrases in his letter.
Synonyms: ordinary
Antonyms: original
- characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.:
The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
- Archaic. rubbed or worn by use.
trite
/ traɪt /
adjective
- hackneyed; dull
a trite comment
- archaic.frayed or worn out
Derived Forms
- ˈtritely, adverb
- ˈtriteness, noun
Other Words From
- tritely adverb
- triteness noun
- un·trite adjective
- un·tritely adverb
- un·triteness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of trite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trite1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While a little long and a bit trite toward the end, it was exactly the creative change that Fashion Week needs.
The things Lindsay shows Lohan doing should be trite and calming.
Marriage is the best decision you can make; it sounds trite, but it really does complete a person, rounds you out.
The Daily Pic: A watercolor shows how the great painter mixed the radical and the trite.
Perhaps you are old-fashioned and have additional concerns that are a bit more naive, even trite.
Half an inch taller than Kerry, she fully merited the compliment designed by that trite apothegm, "a fine woman."
Much like general terms, which mean something or nothing, are expressions that have become trite and hackneyed.
How stale and trite the fleet of a Magellan to the adventurous soul who would circumnavigate the archipelagoes of the dead!
It is trite to observe that democracies are organized—if, indeed, they are organized at all—not for war but for peace.
What need to burden memory with imaginary statements, or to weary out one's sympathies on trite fictitious woes?
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