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BNC: 19962 COCA: 20823

trite

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
trite /ˈtraɪt/ adjective
triter; tritest
trite
/ˈtraɪt/
adjective
triter; tritest
Learner's definition of TRITE
[or more trite; most trite]
: not interesting or effective because of being used too often : not fresh or original陈腐的;老套的;平淡无奇的

— tritely

adverb

— triteness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 19962 COCA: 20823
triter; tritest
: hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
tritely adverb
triteness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for trite

trite, hackneyed, stereotyped, threadbare mean lacking the freshness that evokes attention or interest.

trite applies to a once effective phrase or idea spoiled from long familiarity.

"you win some, you lose some" is a trite expression

hackneyed stresses being worn out by overuse so as to become dull and meaningless.

all of the metaphors and images in the poem are hackneyed

stereotyped implies falling invariably into the same pattern or form.

views of minorities that are stereotyped and out-of-date

threadbare applies to what has been used until its possibilities of interest have been totally exhausted.

a mystery novel with a threadbare plot

Example Sentences

The wrong sort of built environment, she argued, wrecked the social fabric of cities. This view seems almost trite today, but in the 1960's it was insurgent. Robert Kuttner, New York Times Book Review, 12 Mar. 2000 Experts are always unique (their tritest pronouncements are packaged as news) … Wendy Kaminer, New York Times Book Review, 11 Feb. 1990 Its wares are soiled with frequent handling; its styles are so hackneyed, trite, and homogeneous, they constitute a single style … Joyce Carol Oates, The Profane Art, 1983 That argument has become trite. the speaker offered disappointingly trite sentiments about embracing each challenge as an opportunity
Recent Examples on the Web His speech to Botvinnik about the stakes — potential nuclear annihilation — and the need to look across the negotiating table and see themselves, could feel trite, but instead reveals his sincerity. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The criticism follows years of trite pop songs’ dominating users’ For You Pages. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 24 May 2022 Basically, all the trite notions that eventually would give way to superstars offering the spectacular during the penultimate round of the postseason. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2022 One is merely offended by Reeves’s obvious political allegories that are too vague and trite to take seriously. Armond White, National Review, 4 Mar. 2022 At the same time, the vocabulary isn’t trite, and there aren’t too many proper names. New York Times, 29 May 2022 One more piece of advice: don’t listen to trite advice like this from founders. Rachel King, Fortune, 1 May 2022 Others will note that the Reagan decade has become a trite touchstone for forward-thinking artists making plays for radio—check out Mitski’s and The Weeknd’s 2022 albums. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022 There are instances where taking the fiercely independent female character and giving her a romance plot can feel trite, even patronizing. ELLE, 26 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin tritus, from past participle of terere to rub, wear away — more at throw entry 1

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trite was in 1548
BNC: 19962 COCA: 20823

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