n. a trite or obvious remark

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

adj. completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"