Trite
/traɪt/noun
Overused and lacking freshness or originality.
Did you know?Latin *tritus* meant “worn down” or “rubbed,” and English turned that physical image into a judgment on ideas that have been used until they lose all force.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tritus
“worn down; rubbed; ground”
Late Latin
Latin
tritus
“worn smooth, stale, commonplace”
14th Century
French
trite
“worn out; commonplace”
16th Century
English
trite
“worn, stale, common”
Modern English
English
trite
“overused and lacking freshness or originality”
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