different between trite vs mutual

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tr?t, IPA^(key): /t?a?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t

Etymology 1

From Latin tr?tus "worn out," a form of the verb ter? (“I wear away, wear out”).

Adjective

trite (comparative triter, superlative tritest)

1. 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.
   • 1897, W. B. Kimberly, History of West Australia : A Narrative of Her Past together with Biographies of Her Leading Men:

     It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.

   • 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!

2. (law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
   • 2017, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taucar v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2017 ONSC 2604:

     It is trite to say that the mere fact that a decision does not favour the applicant or that the applicant disagrees with the decision does not establish that the decision is tainted with bias.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hackneyed

Translations

See also

• cliché

Etymology 2

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Noun

trite (uncountable)

1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
2. Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

Translations

Further reading

• Trite (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tetri, titer, titre

Italian

Adjective

trite

1. feminine plural of trito

Anagrams

• retti, ritte, tetri

Latin

Participle

tr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of tr?tus

References

• trite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• trite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Tocharian B

Etymology

Compare Tocharian A trit

Adjective

trite

1. third

English

Alternative forms

• mut. (abbreviation)
• mutuall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin m?tuus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mju?t??u?l/

Adjective

mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)

1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

2. Collective, done or held in common.

3. Reciprocal.

4. Possessed in common.
   • 1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808 (page 216)

     On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]

5. (Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.

Synonyms

• (done or held in common): mutual, shared; see also Thesaurus:joint
• (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal

Translations

Noun

mutual (plural mutuals)

1. A mutual fund.
2. (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization.
3. (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.

Translations

Anagrams

• umlaut

Romanian

Etymology

From French mutuel

Adjective

mutual m or n (feminine singular mutual?, masculine plural mutuali, feminine and neuter plural mutuale)

1. reciprocal

Declension

Related terms

• mutualism
• mutualitate

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu?twal/, [mu?t?wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: mu?tual

Adjective

mutual (plural mutuales)

1. mutual

   Synonym: mutuo

Derived terms

• mutualidad

Further reading

• “mutual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.