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Definition of Trite
1. Adjective. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. "The trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
Exact synonyms: Banal, Commonplace, Hackneyed, Old-hat, Shopworn, Stock, Threadbare, Timeworn, Tired, Well-worn
Similar to: Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Banality, Commonplace, Triteness
Similar to: Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Banality, Commonplace, Triteness
Definition of Trite
1. a. Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
Definition of Trite
1. used so often as to be made commonplace [adj TRITER, TRITEST] : TRITELY [adv]