triteness

This term describes a state of creative exhaustion where an idea or expression has been used so frequently that it no longer evokes a genuine emotional response or intellectual interest. It carries a strong negative connotation of laziness or lack of originality, often applied to clichés in literature, art, or public speaking.

Because it refers to an abstract quality of being overused, the word is treated as a mass noun. It cannot be pluralized to describe multiple instances of the quality; instead, one must use phrases like "examples of triteness" to quantify specific occurrences.