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Curt vs Trite - What's the difference?

curt | trite |

As adjectives the difference between curt and trite

is that curt is brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude while trite is worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).

As a proper noun Curt

is a short form of the male given name Curtis.

As a noun trite is

a denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.

curt

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
  • *
  • Short or concise.

    • Synonyms

    * (terse to the point of being rude) abrupt, blunt, brusque

    Derived terms

    * curtly * curtness * curtail

    Anagrams

    * English autological terms ----

    trite

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).
  • * 2007 , Danielle Corsetto, '' Girls with Slingshots: 267
    • McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite !
    Synonyms
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    Etymology 2

    (en) (wikipedia trite)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
  • , a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

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