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
“These stories avoid triteness by lingering on the daily, unassuming routines of their characters,” Claire Shaffer wrote in her review for The New York Times.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
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
But it must never be forgotten, that art should be complex only to avoid the greater evils of inadequacy and triteness.
