trite
Collocations
4ADJ.
colorful, common, edgy, pretty, rare, reasonable, supernatural, uncommon
VERB + TRITE
bit, cloying, felt, seems
TRITE + NOUN
history, law, world
PREP.
in, in, with
Definitions
adj
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.
It is trite history – and trite law – to say that the law of the sea since that time [World War II] reflects a history of coastal State expansion.
So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
It is trite to say that the mere fact that a decision does not favour the applicant or that the applicant disagrees with the decision does not establish that the decision is tainted with bias.
noun
A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
noun
In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the paranete and higher than the paramese.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — repeated too often
- banal
- commonplace
- hackneyed
- old-hat
- shopworn
- threadbare
- timeworn
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.
WiktionaryIt is trite history – and trite law – to say that the law of the sea since that time [World War II] reflects a history of coastal State expansion.
WiktionaryMcPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!
WiktionaryThe "twin tiger cubs get separated ..." story felt a bit trite.
Tatoeba · #328928Falling in love is the one illogical adventure, the one thing of which we are tempted to think as supernatural, in our trite and reasonable world.
Tatoeba · #906638It's either too trite to merit that level of innovation or awkward because the non-standard terminology gets in the way of the meaning.
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