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Definition of platitudinous in English: platitudinousadjective ˌplatɪˈtʃuːdɪnəsˌplædɪˈt(j)ud(ə)nəs (of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed. this may sound platitudinous Example sentencesExamples - Well I can't think of a more platitudinous, cliché-ridden speech that I've read in several years.
- Both the words and the images articulate strong emotion with admirable economy and convey a sense of the preciousness of life without being sentimental, platitudinous or falsely hopeful.
- Ideas endlessly repeated and permutated become platitudinous, trite, meaningless.
- Unfortunately, their occasionally forced and often platitudinous rhymes tend to sacrifice form for content, and usually lack the resonance of their many politically-minded counterparts.
- The tips are the same type of common sense platitudinous advice that columnists dispense on a regular basis.
Synonyms hackneyed, overworked, overused, clichéd, banal, trite, commonplace, stock, stereotyped, stereotypical, set, well worn, stale, tired, vapid, inane, unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, vieux jeu, dull, flat, conventional informal corny, old hat, hacky rare truistic, bromidic
Derivatives noun The conclusion, for all its seeming platitudinousness, is very complex. Example sentencesExamples - Whatever came out of Lou's mouth must be understood as having nothing to do with him, Loophole, as he wished to be seen, but rather with whatever platitudinousness was near at hand to most plausibly fit a situation completely beyond his, Lou's grasp.
- His cryptic allusions to economic injustice are totally inadequate as social analysis, either completely misidentifying the nature of America's problems or soft-pedaling them into glib platitudinousness.
- And, like their absence, their platitudinousness was attributed to their work—that is, it was taken as a function of their profession.
Rhymes multitudinous, pulchritudinous, vicissitudinous Definition of platitudinous in US English: platitudinousadjectiveˌpladiˈt(y)o͞od(ə)nəsˌplædɪˈt(j)ud(ə)nəs (of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed. this may sound platitudinous Example sentencesExamples - Unfortunately, their occasionally forced and often platitudinous rhymes tend to sacrifice form for content, and usually lack the resonance of their many politically-minded counterparts.
- The tips are the same type of common sense platitudinous advice that columnists dispense on a regular basis.
- Ideas endlessly repeated and permutated become platitudinous, trite, meaningless.
- Both the words and the images articulate strong emotion with admirable economy and convey a sense of the preciousness of life without being sentimental, platitudinous or falsely hopeful.
- Well I can't think of a more platitudinous, cliché-ridden speech that I've read in several years.
Synonyms hackneyed, overworked, overused, clichéd, banal, trite, commonplace, stock, stereotyped, stereotypical, set, well worn, stale, tired, vapid, inane, unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, vieux jeu, dull, flat, conventional
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