platitudinarianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌplatᵻtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/,

/ˌplatᵻtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˈˌplædəˌt(j)udnˈɛriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: platitude n., English -in- , -arian suffix.

Etymology: < platitude n. + -in- (see etymological note) + -arian suffix, after e.g. latitudinarian adj., latitudinarian n. With use as adjective compare slightly earlier platitudinary adj.The medial -in- in this and related words is ultimately after classical Latin -tūdin-, -tūdō (see -tude suffix). N.E.D.(1907) gives only the pronunciation (plæ·titiūdinē^ə·riăn) /ˌplætɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/.

A. adj.

Characterized by platitude; tending to use platitudes.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > platitudinous

platitudinous1851

platitudinary1852

platitudinarian1854

platitudinal1870

1854 T. T. Lynch Right of Erring in Lett. to Scattered (1872) 402 He..was, perhaps, best definable as a platitudinarian man.

1866 Contemp. Rev. 1 164 Of all forms of cant and platitude, probably the most unreal and platitudinarian.

1884 Christian Commonw. 23 Oct. 20/3 All our colleges together manufacture only platitudinarian pulpiteers.

1914 J. A. Hobson Work & Wealth xv. 245 The platitudinarian moralist has always been allowed to have a free run in the region of commentary on expenditure.

1963 Hispania 46 163/2 The Oakland campus was inaugurated in 1959 with the usual platitudinarian speeches about the cult of excellence.

1983 Times 10 Aug. 23/1 A day with the wood-chopping, platitudinarian crofter helps Alec, unconvincingly, to sort out his life.

B. n.

A person who utters or deals in platitudes.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > one who

platitudinarian1855

platitudinizer1888

platitudinist1905

1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 531 To expose such showy platitudinarians as Tupper.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxii. 74 A political platitudinarian as insensible as an ox to everything he can't turn into political capital.

1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. 238/2 Mabie was as ardent and gaudy a platitudinarian as Dr. Frank Crane.

1959 L. Lipton Holy Barbarians iv. xiv. 266 As the French platitudinarians put it, the more things change, the more they are the same.

1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 July 769/3 Neither school, come to that, could matter to the platitudinarians of ‘Whither British Industry?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platitudinarian
释义	platitudinarianadj.n. Brit. /ˌplatᵻtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌplatᵻtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌplædəˌt(j)udnˈɛriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: platitude n., English -in- , -arian suffix. Etymology: < platitude n. + -in- (see etymological note) + -arian suffix, after e.g. latitudinarian adj., latitudinarian n. With use as adjective compare slightly earlier platitudinary adj.The medial -in- in this and related words is ultimately after classical Latin -tūdin-, -tūdō (see -tude suffix). N.E.D.(1907) gives only the pronunciation (plæ·titiūdinē^ə·riăn) /ˌplætɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/. A. adj. Characterized by platitude; tending to use platitudes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > platitudinous platitudinous1851 platitudinary1852 platitudinarian1854 platitudinal1870 1854 T. T. Lynch Right of Erring in Lett. to Scattered (1872) 402 He..was, perhaps, best definable as a platitudinarian man. 1866 Contemp. Rev. 1 164 Of all forms of cant and platitude, probably the most unreal and platitudinarian. 1884 Christian Commonw. 23 Oct. 20/3 All our colleges together manufacture only platitudinarian pulpiteers. 1914 J. A. Hobson Work & Wealth xv. 245 The platitudinarian moralist has always been allowed to have a free run in the region of commentary on expenditure. 1963 Hispania 46 163/2 The Oakland campus was inaugurated in 1959 with the usual platitudinarian speeches about the cult of excellence. 1983 Times 10 Aug. 23/1 A day with the wood-chopping, platitudinarian crofter helps Alec, unconvincingly, to sort out his life. B. n. A person who utters or deals in platitudes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > dullness > use of platitudes > one who platitudinarian1855 platitudinizer1888 platitudinist1905 1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 531 To expose such showy platitudinarians as Tupper. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxii. 74 A political platitudinarian as insensible as an ox to everything he can't turn into political capital. 1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. 238/2 Mabie was as ardent and gaudy a platitudinarian as Dr. Frank Crane. 1959 L. Lipton Holy Barbarians iv. xiv. 266 As the French platitudinarians put it, the more things change, the more they are the same. 1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 July 769/3 Neither school, come to that, could matter to the platitudinarians of ‘Whither British Industry?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1854
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