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- [trahyt]
- /traɪt/
- /traɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trahyt]
- /traɪt/
Definitions of trite word
- adjective trite lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. 1
- adjective trite characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long. 1
- adjective trite Archaic. rubbed or worn by use. 1
- adjective trite clichéd, unoriginal 1
- adjective trite If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story is trite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times. 0
- adjective trite hackneyed; dull 0
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Origin of trite
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin trītus worn, common, equivalent to trī- (variant stem of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Trite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trite
adj trite
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
noun trite
- bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
adjective trite
- chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- declasse — having lost social standing or status
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
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