English

Adjective

trite ‎(comparative triter, superlative tritest)

1. 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.
   • 1897, W. B. Kimberly, History of West Australia : A Narrative of Her Past together with Biographies of Her Leading Men:

     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.

   • 1994, Anthony Bergin, “The High Seas Regime – Pacific Trends and Developments”, in James Crawford; Donald R. Rothwell, editors, The Law of the Sea in the Asian Pacific Region: Developments and Prospects, Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7923-2742-4, page 183:

     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.

   • 2007, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 267:

     McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:hackneyed

Translations

See also

• cliché

Etymology 2

Noun

trite ‎(uncountable)

1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
2. Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

Translations

External links

• Trite (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tetri
• titer
• titre

Italian

Adjective

trite

1. Feminine plural form of trito

Anagrams

• retti, ritte, tetri

Latin

Participle

trīte

1. vocative masculine singular of trītus

References

• trite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “trite”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.