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trite
trite T0369900 (trīt)adj. trit·er, trit·est Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
[Latin trītus, from past participle of terere, to wear out; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
trite′ly adv.trite′ness n.trite (traɪt) adj1. hackneyed; dull: a trite comment. 2. archaic frayed or worn out[C16: from Latin trītus worn down, from terere to rub] ˈtritely adv ˈtriteness ntrite (traɪt)
adj. trit•er, trit•est. 1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed. 2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc. [1540–50; < Latin trītus worn, common, past participle of terere to rub, wear down] trite′ly, adv. trite′ness, n. syn: See commonplace. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | trite - 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'"banal, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, well-worn, shopworn, commonplaceunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham |
triteadjective unoriginal, worn, common, stock, ordinary, tired, routine, dull, stereotyped, hack, pedestrian, commonplace, stale, banal, corny (slang), run-of-the-mill, threadbare, clichéd, uninspired, hackneyed, bromidic The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas.
new, interesting, original, fresh, novel, exciting, unexpected, unfamiliar, uncommon, out-of-the-ordinarytriteadjectiveWithout freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.Translationstrite (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. His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature. 陳腐的(言詞) 陈腐的（言词） ˈtritely adverb 陳腐地 陈腐地ˈtriteness noun 陳腔濫調 陈词滥调trite
Synonyms for triteadj unoriginalSynonyms- unoriginal
- worn
- common
- stock
- ordinary
- tired
- routine
- dull
- stereotyped
- hack
- pedestrian
- commonplace
- stale
- banal
- corny
- run-of-the-mill
- threadbare
- clichéd
- uninspired
- hackneyed
- bromidic
Antonyms- new
- interesting
- original
- fresh
- novel
- exciting
- unexpected
- unfamiliar
- uncommon
- out-of-the-ordinary
Synonyms for triteadj without freshness or appeal because of overuseSynonyms- banal
- bromidic
- clichéd
- commonplace
- corny
- hackneyed
- musty
- overused
- overworked
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn-out
Synonyms for triteadj repeated too oftenSynonyms- banal
- hackneyed
- old-hat
- stock
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- well-worn
- shopworn
- commonplace
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