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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trite /traɪt/USA pronunciation adj., trit•er, trit•est. - (of a word, phrase, or expression) lacking in freshness because of constant use;
hackneyed:a trite expression. - characterized by such hackneyed expressions, etc.:a trite speech.
trite•ly, adv. trite•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trite (trīt),USA pronunciation adj., trit•er, trit•est. - lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition;
hackneyed;
stale:the trite phrases in his letter. - characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.:The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
- [Archaic.]rubbed or worn by use.
- Latin trītus worn, common, equivalent. to trī- (variant stem of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary. See commonplace.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged original.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trite /traɪt/ adj - hackneyed; dull
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin trītus worn down, from terere to rubˈtritely adv ˈtriteness n |