platitude

plat·i·tude

P0361000 (plăt′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché.2. Lack of originality; triteness: "a passage of platitude which no critical prejudgment can force us to admire" (Edgar Allan Poe).

[French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.]

plat′i·tu′di·nous (-to͞od′n-əs, -tyo͞od′-), plat′i·tu′di·nal (-to͞od′n-əl, -tyo͞od′-) adj.plat′i·tu′di·nous·ly adv.

platitude

(ˈplætɪˌtjuːd) n1. a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement; a commonplace2. staleness or insipidity of thought or language; triteness[C19: from French, literally: flatness, from plat flat] ˌplatiˈtudinous adj

plat•i•tude

(ˈplæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n. 1. a dull or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. 2. the quality or state of being dull or trite. [1805–15; < French: literally, flatness =plat flat (see plate) + -itude (as in French latitude, etc.) < Latin -i- -i- + -tūdō, s. -tūdin- -tude]

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platitude - a trite or obvious remarkbanality, cliche, commonplace, bromidecomment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"truism - an obvious truth

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noun cliché, stereotype, commonplace, banality, truism, bromide, verbiage, inanity, trite remark, hackneyed saying politicians spouting the same old platitudes

platitude

nounA trite expression or idea:banality, bromide, cliché, commonplace, stereotype, truism.

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noun cliché

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noun a trite expression or idea

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noun a trite or obvious remark

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