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trite
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?t, IPA(key): /t?a?t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Latin tr?tus "worn out," a form of the verb ter? (“I wear away, wear out”).
Adjective
trite (comparative triter, superlative tritest)
- 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.
- 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!
- 1897, W. B. Kimberly, History of West Australia : A Narrative of Her Past together with Biographies of Her Leading Men:
- (law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
- 2017, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taucar v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2017 ONSC 2604:
- 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.
- 2017, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taucar v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2017 ONSC 2604:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hackneyed
Translations
See also
- cliché
Etymology 2
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
trite (uncountable)
- A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
- Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.
Translations
Further reading
- Trite (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- tetri, titer, titre
Italian
Adjective
trite
- feminine plural of trito
Anagrams
- retti, ritte, tetri
Latin
Participle
tr?te
- vocative masculine singular of tr?tus
References
- trite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- trite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Tocharian B
Etymology
Compare Tocharian A trit
Adjective
trite
- third
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tride
English
Etymology
From French
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?d
Adjective
tride
- (obsolete, of a horse) strong and swift
Anagrams
- drite, tired, tried
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