triteness
- 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
By probing so far into the tortuous difficulties of trying to live honestly, by embracing embarrassment and even, at times, triteness, they offer a strange reassurance.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
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
Instead of indulging in these trite reflections—to be excused only by the equal triteness of death, which tends to evoke them—I should have done well to consider my own position.
From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony
