trite
adjective
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.
triteness
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a word derived from
trite.
Example Sentences
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Some of those abilities—communication, critical thinking—are oft-repeated to the point of triteness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The triteness makes us uncertain how much of his impassioned purging is the truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
But the conceit quickly gives way to redundancy and triteness, and we’re left trying to shake the image of Stephen Covey wearing a leather tunic with a feather in his cap.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2020
Cut to, “Family and friends!” or, “My successful polyp-removal surgery!” or some such triteness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
You don't come it over me with the triteness of these round numbers.
From Fantasia of the Unconscious by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
