Trite

Quick meaning: Trite is an adjective meaning (law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.

Meaning

(law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.

More Meanings

1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
2. Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
3. (musical pitch) In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the paranete and higher than the paramese.

Example Sentences

This show is sensationally absurd and trite, and if you watch it, you know it.

McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!

It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.

It is trite history – and trite law – to say that the law of the sea since that time [World War II] reflects a history of coastal State expansion.

Word Forms

• triter
• tritest
• trites

Synonyms for trite

Depending on context, synonyms include banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, commonplace, corny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hackneyed, banal, commonplace, unoriginal, tired, timeworn.

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