Triteness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  triteness
       n : unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed [syn:
           {staleness}]