The difference between Hackneyed and Trite
When used as adjectives, hackneyed means repeated too often, whereas trite means often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective.
Trite is also noun with the meaning: a denomination of coinage in ancient greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hackneyed and Trite
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Hackneyed as an adjective:
repeated too often
Examples:
"The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes."
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Hackneyed as an adjective (dated):
Let out for hire.
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Hackneyed as a verb:
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Trite as an adjective:
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.
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Trite as an adjective (legal):
So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
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Trite as a noun:
A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
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Trite as a noun:
, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.