Trite
adjective
Something is called trite when it is so common now that it is no longer interesting or effective.
His apology was so trite that no one believed he meant it.
Often appears as...
- trite phrase
- trite example
adjective
Something is called trite when it is so common now that it is no longer interesting or effective.
His apology was so trite that no one believed he meant it.
Often appears as...
- trite phrase
- trite example
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Overused Expressions
Trite often refers to expressions worn out by excessive use and lack originality or impact.
Saying 'easy as pie' is quite trite nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Lacks Freshness
Use 'trite' when something lacks freshness and creativity, making it dull or uninteresting.
Her poem was filled with trite descriptions of love.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
'Trite' carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of thought or effort.
He gave me a trite excuse for being late again.
Pro Tip 1/3Overused Expressions
Trite often refers to expressions worn out by excessive use and lack originality or impact.
Saying 'easy as pie' is quite trite nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Lacks Freshness
Use 'trite' when something lacks freshness and creativity, making it dull or uninteresting.
Her poem was filled with trite descriptions of love.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
'Trite' carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of thought or effort.
He gave me a trite excuse for being late again.
Pro Tip 1/3Overused Expressions
Trite often refers to expressions worn out by excessive use and lack originality or impact.
Saying 'easy as pie' is quite trite nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Lacks Freshness
Use 'trite' when something lacks freshness and creativity, making it dull or uninteresting.
Her poem was filled with trite descriptions of love.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
'Trite' carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of thought or effort.
He gave me a trite excuse for being late again.
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Video examples
Jonathan Haidt:...
And once you put these guys in a boat competing with another boat, now they've got no choice but to cooperate because they're all in the same boat. They can only win if they all pull together as a team. I mean, these things sound trite, but they are deep evolutionary truths.
Video examples
"Dumbo," Other Deep-Sea...
sweep the oceans to trite us into its mouth at the end of its meal it changes shape and flies off to find another nutritious mud bath by the time the census of marine life wraps up its mission next fall the five deep-sea
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt:...
And once you put these guys in a boat competing with another boat, now they've got no choice but to cooperate because they're all in the same boat. They can only win if they all pull together as a team. I mean, these things sound trite, but they are deep evolutionary truths.
Video examples
"Dumbo," Other Deep-Sea...
sweep the oceans to trite us into its mouth at the end of its meal it changes shape and flies off to find another nutritious mud bath by the time the census of marine life wraps up its mission next fall the five deep-sea
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Quote examples
GRiZ
American Musician
When you first start photographing a show or being into photography, you might think it's cool to see people with their phones, like, 'It's so novel; everyone cares about this moment so much,' but then it becomes... trite, y'know, and shallow. I think the best moments of my life have been spent without phones.
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Jon Krakauer
American Writer
What makes climbing great for me, strangely enough, is this life-and-death aspect. It sounds trite to say, I know, but climbing isn't just another game. It isn't just another sport. It's life itself. Which is what makes it so compelling and also what makes it so impossible to justify when things go bad.
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Julia Hartz
American Businesswoman
My mom always instilled in me that it was braver to ask for help when you need it. That has absolutely stuck with me over the years but became even more important in practice once I became a mother. It may sound trite, but the concept of 'it takes a village' really could not be more true.
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
If you're a waiter, the worst thing you can do is go to work resenting your job. This will sound trite - but it's the reality, and part of my personality - yet when I was a waiter, I tried to be the best waiter, and when I was a bingo-caller I tried to be the best bingo-caller.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting, the narrative, isn't true of my life, though I've experienced most of the emotions experienced by the characters in the play.
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Norman Spinrad
American Author
It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this means there is some kind of uniform world culture.
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Jan Karon
American Writer
There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.
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John Singleton
American Director
I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are.
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Nigella Lawson
British Journalist
It sounds like something on a very trite T-shirt, but life is what happens.
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Portia de Rossi
Australian Actress
It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.
Quote examples
GRiZ
American Musician
When you first start photographing a show or being into photography, you might think it's cool to see people with their phones, like, 'It's so novel; everyone cares about this moment so much,' but then it becomes... trite, y'know, and shallow. I think the best moments of my life have been spent without phones.
Quote examples
Jon Krakauer
American Writer
What makes climbing great for me, strangely enough, is this life-and-death aspect. It sounds trite to say, I know, but climbing isn't just another game. It isn't just another sport. It's life itself. Which is what makes it so compelling and also what makes it so impossible to justify when things go bad.
Quote examples
Julia Hartz
American Businesswoman
My mom always instilled in me that it was braver to ask for help when you need it. That has absolutely stuck with me over the years but became even more important in practice once I became a mother. It may sound trite, but the concept of 'it takes a village' really could not be more true.
Quote examples
Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
If you're a waiter, the worst thing you can do is go to work resenting your job. This will sound trite - but it's the reality, and part of my personality - yet when I was a waiter, I tried to be the best waiter, and when I was a bingo-caller I tried to be the best bingo-caller.
Quote examples
Patrick Marber
English Writer
The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting, the narrative, isn't true of my life, though I've experienced most of the emotions experienced by the characters in the play.
Quote examples
Norman Spinrad
American Author
It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this means there is some kind of uniform world culture.
Quote examples
Jan Karon
American Writer
There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.
Quote examples
John Singleton
American Director
I've got passion, and for people who don't, I make them see how trite their lives are.
Quote examples
Nigella Lawson
British Journalist
It sounds like something on a very trite T-shirt, but life is what happens.
Quote examples
Portia de Rossi
Australian Actress
It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.
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