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–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]

—Related forms
tritely, adverb
triteness, noun

—Synonyms 1. ordinary. See commonplace.
—Antonyms 1. original.
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trite    Audio Help   (trīt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   trit·er, trit·est
  1. Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
  2. Archaic Frayed or worn out by use.


[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 - Cite This Source - Share This
trite 
1548, from L. tritus "worn, familiar," from pp. of terere "to rub, wear down" (see throw).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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'" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Arabic: تافِه، مُبْتَذَل
Chinese (Simplified): 陈腐的（言词）
Chinese (Traditional): 陳腐的(言詞)
Czech: otřelý
Danish: klichéagtig
Dutch: afgezaagd
Estonian: kulunud, labane
Finnish: lattea
French: banal
German: abgedroschen
Greek: τετριμμένος, κοινότοπος
Hungarian: elcsépelt
Icelandic: útslitinn, margtugginn
Indonesian: berulang-ulang
Italian: trito
Japanese: ありふれた
Korean: 진부한, 흔해빠진
Latvian: banāls; nodrāzts
Lithuanian: banalus, nuvalkiotas
Norwegian: forslitt, banal
Polish: oklepany
Portuguese (Brazil): batido, banal
Romanian: banal
Russian: банальный
Slovak: banálny, všedný
Slovenian: oguljen
Spanish: banal
Swedish: nött, banal
Turkish: basma kalıp, bayat
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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