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Pronunciation / Transliteration: banal
"Ses remarques étaient tout à fait banales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Overused and consequently of little import, lacking originality or freshness.
"His speech was filled with trite expressions that failed to engage the audience." - 2
Commonplace and stale due to excessive repetition.
"The plot of the movie felt entirely trite and predictable from the very beginning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tritus', the past participle of 'terere' meaning 'to rub, wear away, or bruise'. Entering English in the late 16th century, it initially meant worn out by constant use, later shifting to describe expressions or ideas that have lost their novelty and impact through overuse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trite" is said worldwide
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banale
Transliteration: banale
"Era un discorso trito e ritrito."
banal
Transliteration: banal
"Ses remarques étaient tout à fait banales."
abgedroschen
Transliteration: abgedroschen
"Diese Argumente sind völlig abgedroschen."
tópico
Transliteration: topiko
"Su argumento resultó lamentablemente tópico."
banal
Transliteration: banal
"O filme tem um enredo muito banal."
घिसा-पिटा
Transliteration: ghisa-pita
"उसका भाषण एकदम घिसा-पिटा था।"
陈腐的
Transliteration: chénfǔ de
"这篇演讲充满了陈腐之言。"
진부한
Transliteration: jinbuhan
"그의 아이디어는 너무 진부했다."
陳腐な
Transliteration: chinpuna
"彼のジョークは非常に陳腐だった。"
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