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trite
Audio Help [trahyt] Pronunciation Key,
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Audio Help [trahyt] Pronunciation Key, –adjective, trit·er, trit·est.
| 1. | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. |
| 2. | characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long. |
| 3. | Archaic. rubbed or worn by use. |
[Origin: 1540–50; < L trītus worn, common, equiv. to trī- (var. s. of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus ptp. suffix
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] —Related forms
tritely, adverb
triteness, noun
—Antonyms 1. original.
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Audio Help (trīt) Pronunciation Key
adj. trit·er, trit·est
[Latin trītus, from past participle of terere, to wear out; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.] trite'ly adv., trite'ness n. |
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| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| trite | |
adjective | |
| 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'" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
trite [trait] adjective
(of a remark, saying etc) already said in exactly the same way so often that it no longer has any worth, effectiveness etc
Example: His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature.
Example: His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature.
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