platitudenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈplæt.ɪ.tjuːd/us/ˈplæt̬.ə.tuːd/disapprovinga remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before:
He doesn't mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remarks & remarking
- annotate
- aside
- backbite
- backbiting
- bon mot
- comment
- compliment
- externalize
- innuendo
- last word
- line
- mot juste
- observation
- one
- parenthesis
- parting shot
- profundity
- remark on sth
- shaft
- the one about idiom
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platitudinous
adjective uk/ˌplæt.ɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəs/us/ˌplæt̬.əˈtuː.dən-/formal disapproving