trite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *trite*:
ADJECTIVE	all	trite, banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, well-worn	repeated / repeated too often

trite > pronunciation
Sounds	tray't
Rhymes	acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...

English > *trite*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	repeated / repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Examples	"his remarks were trite and commonplace" "the trite metaphor 'hard as nails'"
Synonyms	banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, well-worn
Broader	unoriginal	not original
Spanish	banal, gastado, manida, manido, sabida, sobada, sobado, trillada, trillado, trivial
Catalan	banal
Nouns	triteness	unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
Adverbs	tritely	in a trite manner

HyperDic: trite