triteness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈtraɪt.nəs/us/ˈtraɪt.nəs/thequalityof beingtrite(=expressedtoo often to beinteresting):
Onecomplaintvoicedabout thefilmis the triteness of theplot.
There's never ahintof triteness orsentimentalityintheirperformance.
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- Theworstcrimethenovelcommitsis not the triteness ofitsideas, but theclumsinessofitsexecution.
- Theletterwas written with all herusualtriteness andinadequacyofexpression.
- The triteness andimmaturityof her words andattitudesembarrassedhim.
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday
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Tedious and uninspiring