banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; âbromidic sermonsâ; âhis remarks were trite and commonplaceâ; âhackneyed phrasesâ; âa stock answerâ; ârepeating threadbare jokesâ; âparroting some timeworn axiomâ; âthe trite metaphor âhard as nailsââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
(legal) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
• See also hackneyed
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.
• tetri, titer, titre
Source: Wiktionary
Trite, a. Etym: [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment, Tribulation, Try.]
Definition: Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
– Trite"ly, adv.
– Trite"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; âan air of mysteryâ; âthe house had a neglected airâ; âan atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidateâs headquartersâ; âthe place had an aura of romanceâ
The worldâs most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet â a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
