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.
YourDictionary
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
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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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