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Definitions for Trite

[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.
[4] hackneyed; dull a trite comment
[5] archaic frayed or worn out

Words related to Trite

banal, dull, corny, hackneyed, chain, common, drained, exhausted, flat, hokey, jejune, moth-eaten, musty, ordinary, pedestrian, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn

Words nearby Trite

trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum

Origin of Trite

1540–50; < Latin trītus worn, common, equivalent to trī- (variant stem of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Trite

trite·ly , adverb
trite·ness , noun
un·trite , adjective
un·trite·ly , adverb
un·trite·ness , noun

Word origin for Trite

C16: from Latin trītus worn down, from terere to rub

Synonyms for Trite

banal, corny, dull, hackneyed, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliché, clichéd, common, cornball, drained, exhausted, familiar tune, flat, hokey, jejune, mildewed, moth-eaten, musty, old hat, ordinary, pedestrian, platitudinous, prosaic, ready-made, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, vapid, warmed-over, well-worn, worn, worn-out