bəˈnɑːl bəˈnælɨti ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd kliˈʃeɪ ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs ˈhækniːd ˈhʌmdɹʌm ˈplatɪtjuːd ˈplætɪt(j)ud pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ) ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn taɪɚd taɪəd not challenging; dull and lacking excitement an unglamorous job greasing engines completely ordinary and unremarkable air travel has now become commonplace commonplace everyday activities repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer repeating threadbare jokes parroting some timeworn axiom the trite metaphor ‘hard as nails’ a trite or obvious remark