triteness

English

Etymology tree

English trite

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English triteness

From trite + -ness.

triteness (countable and uncountable, plural tritenesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being trite.
Synonym: platitude
(countable) The result or product of being trite, or an instance of being trite.
Hyponym: platitude