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[syn: triteness, staleness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trite \Trite\ (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to
rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and
cf. Contrite, Detriment, Tribulation, Try.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
triteness
n 1: unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed [syn:
triteness, staleness]