Trite vs. Unoriginal — What's the Difference?

Trite is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesia.

Lacking originality; trite.

(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse

Lacking originality.

Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.

(rare) Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original.

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.

(obsolete) Without an origin or source.

(legal) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.

A person or work that does not exhibit originality.

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

Not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual;

Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;