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  • trite — trite, hackneyed, stereotyped, threadbare, shopworn are comparable when they describe something, especially a once effective idea or expression in writing or art or a dramatic plot, lacking the power to evoke attention or interest because it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • trite expression — index phrase, platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • phrase — I noun adage, aphorism, apothegm, byword, caption, clause, dictum, figure of speech, formula, idiom, inscription, motto, peculiar expression, proverb, saw, saying, slogan, trite expression, turn of expression, utterance, watchword, word group II… …   Law dictionary

  • phrase — n. 1) to coin; turn a phrase 2) a colloquial; empty; glib; hackneyed, trite; well turned phrase 3) (grammar) a noun; participial; prepositional; verb phrase * * * [freɪz] empty glib hackneyed participial prepositional trite turn a phrase …   Combinatory dictionary

  • trite — adjective (triter; tritest) Etymology: Latin tritus, from past participle of terere to rub, wear away more at throw Date: 1548 hackneyed or boring from much use ; not fresh or original • tritely adverb • triteness noun Synonyms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phrase — n 1. word group, unit, construction, term; clause, sentence, verse; portion, part, passage, excerpt; noun phrase, verb phrase, adverbial phrase, adjectival phrase. 2. phraseology, way of speaking, phrasing, manner of expression, mode of speaking; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • trite — 1. adjective /traɪt/ Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase). McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s… …   Wiktionary

  • trite — adj. (of a phrase, opinion, etc.) hackneyed, worn out by constant repetition. Derivatives: tritely adv. triteness n. Etymology: L tritus past part. of terere rub …   Useful english dictionary

  • platitude — noun absence of meaning, banality, cliche, commonplace expression, commonplace idea, commonplace phrase, dearth of ideas, dull comment, flat saying, hackneyed expression, hackneyed idea, hackneyed phrase, hackneyed saying, inanity, insipid remark …   Law dictionary

  • cliché — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stereotype, plate, cut (See printing); truism, commonplace, platitude; banality, triviality, bromide (inf.). See maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide, stereotype,… …   English dictionary for students

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