Trite

Pronunciation

• enPR: trÄ«t, IPA: /traɪt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt

From Latin tritus, a form of the verb terere ("to rub or wear").

Full definition of trite

Adjective

1. Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).
• 2007, Danielle Corsetto, ''Girls with Slingshots: 267McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!

Synonyms

Noun

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

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