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Trite vs Hidebound - What's the difference?

trite | hidebound |

As adjectives the difference between trite and hidebound

is that 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) while hidebound is bound with the hide of an animal.

As a noun trite

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

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 !
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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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    hidebound

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hide-bound (less common)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Bound with the hide of an animal.
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  • (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
  • (of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
    • (Milton)
    (Carlyle)
  • (obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
    • (Quarles)
    (Webster 1913)

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