Trite Definition

trīt
triter, tritest
adjective
tritest, triter
Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
American Heritage
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale.
A trite idea, remark, etc.
Webster's New World
noun

A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.

Wiktionary

Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Trite

Adjective

Base Form:
trite
Comparative:
triter
Superlative:
tritest

Origin of Trite

  • Latin trītus from past participle of terere to wear out terə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin tritus, a form of the verb terere (“to rub or wear").

    From Wiktionary

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