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

The definition of trite is something that is stale or overused or cliché.

An example of trite is an expression that everyone uses that has lost all meaning because it is used so much.

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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.

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Other Word Forms of Trite

Base Form:

trite

Comparative:

triter

Superlative:

tritest

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