adjective · rare

trite

trite · triter · tritest

банальний, стоптаний, заїжджений

банальный, избитый, шаблонный, затасканный

platt, banal, nichtssagend, abgedroschen

Used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effectiveUsed so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

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/tɹaɪt/

» I thought it was cloying and trite.

Meaning

2 senses

(often)Used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
abgedroschen, banal, nichtssagend
бана́льныйbanálʹnyj, изби́тыйizbítyj, шабло́нныйšablónnyj
банальнийbanalʹnyj, стоптанийstoptanyj, заїждженийzajiždženyj
So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.

More definitions

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Examples

6 sentences

I thought it was cloying and trite.
CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
His humor is too trite to be edgy.
deSein Humor ist zu banal, um provokant zu sein. — GaryGaryGary
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The "twin tiger cubs get separated ..." story felt a bit trite.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · fcbond · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I have a love-hate relationship with that trite yet colorful book.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · swolesuki · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The story about the separation of the two leopard cubs seems pretty trite to me.
deDie Geschichte über die Trennung der beiden Leopardenjungen erscheint mir ziemlich banal. — GaryGaryGary
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective — see also hackneyed, worn-out, stereotyped, trivial:

Русский

By meaning 1

used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective — see also hackneyed, worn-out, stereotyped, trivial:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective — see also hackneyed, worn-out, stereotyped, trivial:

Origin

From Latin trītus (“worn out”), perfect passive participle of terō (“to wear away, wear ou

From Latin trītus (“worn out”), perfect passive participle of terō (“to wear away, wear out”).

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Forms

triter, tritest

Comparative	triter Lesson
Superlative	tritest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms

stockB2 tiredA1 banal clichéd played out bathetic bromidic cheesy commonplace corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone

Close in meaning

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse:banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock threadbare timeworn

Word family

5 related words

Relatedtriteness

Derivedtrite law tritely tritish untrite

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form